Figure 1. α,α-Diphenyl-β-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2'-azinobis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS), superoxide anion (*O2), and hydroxyl radical (*OH)-scavenging activity of extracts from Coreopsis tinctoria flowering tops. Data are presented as mean ± SD (n = 3). DPPH assay (A); ABTS assay (B); hydroxyl radicals assay (C); superoxide anion radical-scavenging assay (D). EAE, ethyl acetate extract; BE, n-butanol extract; BHA, butylated hydroxyanisole; CTF, Coreopsis tinctoria flowering tops

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Free Radical-scavenging, Nitrite-scavenging, and N-nitrosamine Formation Inhibitory Activities of Extracts from Kunlun Compositae Tea (Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt.)

Xincheng Yao, Ting Zhang, Hui Tang, Heng Wang, Wen Chen

Journal of Food and Nutrition Research. 2015, 3(9), 587-592 doi:10.12691/jfnr-3-9-5