Phytochemical Analysis, Antioxidant, Antistress, and Nootropic Activities of Aqueous and Methanolic Seed Extracts of Ladies Finger (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) in Mice

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(a) % Antioxidant activity using β-carotene bleaching rate. (b) Chelating effect on ferrous ion, of BHT, AE, and ME seed extracts of Abelmoschus esculentus. Data are representative of three independent experiments. Values are mean ± S.E.M. The significance of differences was analysed by two-way ANOVA followed by Bonferroni multiple comparisons test (AE versus ME, ; ; ME versus BHT, ; ; AE versus BHT, ; ; ). (a) Treatment: F (2, 30) = 29.02, ; concentration: F (4, 30) = 195.43, ; interaction (treatment × concentration): F (8, 30 = 1.51, n.s). (b) Treatment: F (2, 30) = 58.46, ; concentration: F (4, 30) = 207.34, ; interaction (treatment × concentration): F (8, 30 = 1.18, n.s).

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