Antioxidant potency in seeds of selected Vigna unguiculata varieties of Sri Lanka

dc.contributor.author	Kuganathan, S.
dc.contributor.author	Thilakarathne, R.M.P.S.
dc.contributor.author	Kumari, K.D.K.P.
dc.date.accessioned	2022-03-15T04:03:17Z
dc.date.available	2022-03-15T04:03:17Z
dc.date.issued	2022-01-19
dc.identifier.issn	1391-8796
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.lib.ruh.ac.lk/xmlui/handle/iruor/5546
dc.description.abstract	Recently, more attention has been paid towards promotion of nutraceuticals to ensure wellbeing of humankind. Vigna unguiculata (cowpea) is a legume crop cultivated in rural areas of Sri Lanka, and the objective of the current study was to compare the antioxidant potency of different cowpea varieties grown in Sri Lanka. Seed samples of four local varieties, i.e. Waruni, Dahawala, MICP 01 and Bomaby were collected from Field Crops Research and Development Institute of Sri Lanka and aqueous extracts were prepared by maceration. The antioxidant potency of seed samples were evaluated by DPPH radical scavenging assay (DPPH), ferric reducing antioxidant power assay (FRAP) and the nitric oxide scavenging assay (NO) using standard methods.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.subject	Antioxidant	en_US
dc.subject	Legumes	en_US
dc.subject	Vigna unguiculata	en_US
dc.title	Antioxidant potency in seeds of selected Vigna unguiculata varieties of Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US