Antioxidative activities of chromatographic fractions obtained from root, fruit and leaf of Mengkudu (Morinda citrifolia L.)

• Main Authors: Mohd Zin, Zamzahaila, Abdul Hamid, Azizah, Osman, Azizah, Saari, Nazamid
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2006
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/4672/1/Antioxidative%20activities%20of%20chromatographic%20fractions%20obtained%20from%20root.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/4672/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2004.08.048

Crude extracts of root, leaf and fruit of Morinda citrifolia were fractionated on a Sephadex LH-20 column with ethanol as eluate. Based on UV absorption intensity of phenolic compound (725 mm) the Sephadex LH-20 column was able to separate fruit, leaf and root extracts into six, five and five fracti...