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8356710 
Journal Article 
Antioxidant activity of different solvent extracts of Jacaranda mimosifolia D. Don bark and leaf 
Sangeetha, S; Meenakshi, S; Akshaya, S; Vadivel, V; Brindha, P 
2015 
Publishers 
6 
5 
215-221 
English 
In the present study, the total phenolic content and antioxidant activities of different solvent extracts of bark and leaf parts of Jacaranda mimosifolia D. Don were investigated. Among the different extracts studied, the ethyl acetate extract of J. mimosifolia bark showed higher level of total phenolic concentration (16.42 mg FAE/L). However, the ethanol extract of J. mimosifolia bark registered high antioxidant activity in terms of phosphomolybdate reducing power (1508 FAEA), ferric reducing power (0.99 Abs units), radical scavenging activity against DPPH (51.56%), superoxide (69.23%), hydrogen peroxide (87.47%) and hydroxyl radicals (75.41%). Between the analyzed materials of J. mimosifolia, the bark revealed high antioxidant power than leaf sample. Due to notable phenolic content and remarkable antioxidant effect, the ethanol extracts of J. mimosifolia bark could be considered for further studies on preventing oxidative stress induced diseases. 
Antioxidant; Bark; Jacaranda mimosifolia; Leaf; Total phenols