Antioxidant activity of melon fruit peel extracts / Sarini Ahmad Wakid and Hamira Azrin Harun

Ahmad Wakid, Sarini and Harun, Hamira Azrin (2020) Antioxidant activity of melon fruit peel extracts / Sarini Ahmad Wakid and Hamira Azrin Harun. Journal of Academia, 8 (1). pp. 53-57. ISSN 2289-6368

Abstract

The present study was conducted to evaluate the antioxidant activity of peel extract from three types of melon, Cucumis melo var cantalupensis, Cucumis melo var inodorus and Citrullus lanatus in family Curcurbitaceae. The extract was prepared with methanol respectively. 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay were used to study their antioxidant activity. The extracts were compared with commercial antioxidant, butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT). The highest scavenging effect from peel extract was presented by Cucumis melo var inodorus with the value of 52.7 ± 9.1μg/ml (IC50 = 4.61). BHT showed the lowest IC50 value 1.71 with the scavenging activity 90.0 ± 1.7μg/ml. Low IC50 value will indicates the strong ability of the extracts to act as DPPH scavenger.

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Item Type: Article
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Ahmad Wakid, Sarini
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Harun, Hamira Azrin
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Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry > Extraction (Chemistry)
R Medicine > RB Pathology > Antioxidants
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Negeri Sembilan > Kuala Pilah Campus
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Academia
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > Journal of Academia (JoA)
ISSN: 2289-6368
Volume: 8
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 53-57
Keywords: Antioxidant, DPPH, melon peel extracts
Date: 2020
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/32139
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