GRADUATE STUDIES

Cyanthillium cinereum and Syzygium aqueum.

Keywords: Chemistry, total flavonoids, total phenolic content,

antioxidant, Bixa orellana, Centrosema pubescens, Clerodendrum
speciosum, Cyanthillium cinereum, Syzygium aqueum, experimental,
Philippines

In Vitro Antioxidant and Percent Inhibition

of Hydrogen Peroxide Formation Properties
of the Extracts of Common Lawn Area Grasses
in Midsayap, North Cotabato
Jolai R. Garcia

T
his research investigated the level of the flavonoid quercetin,
antioxidant and percent hydrogen peroxide formation inhibitory
properties of Amor-seco grass (Andropogon aciculatus), Bermuda
grass (Cynodon dactylon), Carabao grass (Paspalum conjugatum), Cogon
grass (Imperata cylindrica) and Paragis (Eleusine indica). It employed
quantitative research design particularly experimental research design.
It utilized five sampling replicates using non-probability sampling in
the collection of the lawn grasses. ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) was
utilized as the statistical treatment for this study along with mean and
standard deviation. After thorough investigation, it was found that
among the five plant extracts used, Paragis and Cogon grass extracts
showed the highest inhibition of DPPH free radicals. Moreover, the
lowest inhibition was exhibited by Amor-seco extract, Bermuda grass
extract and Carabao grass extract. This indicated that the other three
grasses used by the researcher had lower concentration of quercetin.
Furthermore, these findings may demonstrate that Paragis and Cogon
grasses were effective antioxidant agents. In addition, secondary
testing towards anti-inflammatory properties of the grasses showed
that Bermuda grass and Carabao grass have higher potency compared
to the three grasses.

Keywords: Chemistry, antioxidant, percent inhibition, hydrogen

peroxide, IC50, Philippines

134 Graduate School Book of Abstracts • Volume 2 • April 2018