Title : ( The antioxidant and Flavonoids contents of Althaea officinalis L. flowers based on their color )
Authors: Golamreza Jahed Khaniki , Parisa Sadighara , Soraya Gharibi , Amir Moghadam Jafari , Samira Salari ,
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Objective: There has been a growing interest in finding plants with biological active ingredients for medicinal application. Materials and Methods: Three colors of petals of Althaea officinalis (A. officinalis) flowers, i.e., pink, reddish pink, and white were examined for total antioxidant activity and flavonoids content. Results: The reddish pink flowers of A. officinalis have more antioxidant activity and the power of antioxidant activity was reddish pink > pink > white. Conclusion: Findings suggest that the dark color can serve as an indicator of antioxidant content of the plant. Flavonoid content was highest in white flower thus this result indicated that flowers with light color can be considered for medicinal uses.
Keywords
, Antioxidant Capability, Petals Color, Total Flavonoids
@article{paperid:1029437,
author = {Golamreza Jahed Khaniki and Parisa Sadighara and Soraya Gharibi and Moghadam Jafari, Amir and Samira Salari},
title = {The antioxidant and Flavonoids contents of Althaea officinalis L. flowers based on their color},
journal = {Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine},
year = {2012},
volume = {2},
number = {3},
month = {April},
issn = {2228-7930},
pages = {113--117},
numpages = {4},
keywords = {Antioxidant Capability; Petals Color; Total Flavonoids},
}
%0 Journal Article
%T The antioxidant and Flavonoids contents of Althaea officinalis L. flowers based on their color
%A Golamreza Jahed Khaniki
%A Parisa Sadighara
%A Soraya Gharibi
%A Moghadam Jafari, Amir
%A Samira Salari
%J Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine
%@ 2228-7930
%D 2012
