Abstract:Cajanus cajan L. (Pigeonpea) is an important pulse crop of India. The aim of this study was to determine and compare the antioxidant activity and bioactive compounds of seed coat and cotyledon of C. cajan. The antioxidant properties of pet ether, chloroform, ethanol and aqueous extracts of the seed coat and cotyledon of C. cajan were examined by a ferric thiocynate (FTC) assay, DPPH radical scavenging assay, hydroxyl radical scavenging assay and ferric reducing power were analyzed separately for its inhibition… Show more
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