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Effects of Extraction Solvents and Drying Techniques on Antioxidant Content and Radical Scavenging Activity of Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) Calyx

Effects of Extraction Solvents and Drying Techniques on Antioxidant Content and Radical Scavenging Activity of Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) Calyx

Nur Anis Hashim1, Nor Hasima Mahmod1*, Abubakar Abdullahi Lema2, Lee-Hoon Ho3 and Mohammad Moneruzzaman Khandaker1

1School of Agricultural Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioresources and Food Industry, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Besut Campus, 22200 Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia; 2Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural and Applied Science, Al-Qalam University Katsina, 2137, Katsina State, Nigeria; 3Faculty of Bioresources and Food Industry, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Besut Campus, 22200 Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia.

*Correspondence | Nor Hasima Mahmod, School of Agricultural Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioresources and Food Industry, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Besut Campus, 22200 Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia; Email: [email protected] 

Figure 1:

Gallic acid calibration curve.

Figure 2:

Total phenolic content in various calyx sample extracts.

Figure 3:

Quercetin calibration curve.

Figure 4:

Graph of total flavonoid content of various calyx extract.

Figure 5:

Result for phytochemical test (a) anthocyanins (b) tannins (c) saponins (d) glycosides (e) flavonoids (f) terpenoids.

Equation 1
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Sarhad Journal of Agriculture

September

Vol.40, Iss. 3, Pages 680-1101

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