*Head, Department of Biochemistry, S.T.E.T. Women's College, Mannargudi, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India
**Department of Biochemistry, Sengamala Thayaar Educational Trust Women's College, Tamilnadu, India
Online published on 11 November, 2013.
The present study was aimed at investigating the antioxidant activities of ethanolic extract of flowers of Bauhinia tomentosa L. (Caecalpinaceae). The antioxidant activities of the extract have been evaluated by using four invitro assays and were compared to standard antioxidants such as ascorbic acid and α-tocopherol. The antioxidant property depends upon concentration of the extract and it was increased with tretment of the extract. Bauhinia tomentosa L. showed effective hydrogen donor activity, free radical scavenging activity, peroxy radical scavenging activity and antioxidant activity in this study.
Bauhinia tomentosa L, antioxidant, free radical scavenging activity, invitro study, peroxy radical
