ETHYL ACETATE FRACTION FROM KIGELIA AFRICANA (BIGNONIACEAE) FLOWERS SHOWED POTENT ANTIOXIDANTS PROPERTIES AND DUAL VASCULAR EFFECTS

• Prof. Enoel Hernández Barreto
• 26/06/2019 14:49
• Restaurante "El Tesico"

• Póster digital
• English

• antioxidant
• kigelia africana

The objectives of this study were to explore its vascular and antioxidant properties on isolated rat aorta and cell free antioxidant systems. Methods: Plant material: Fresh flowers were collected in the forest surrounding Botanical Garden of Central University of Las Villas. Phytochemical procedure: Etanolic (EF), ethylacetate (EAF) and butanolic (BF) fractions from flowers were obtained by soxhlet apparatus method with EtOH. The initial crude ethanolic extract was subject to sequential liquid-l...