title: ANTIOXIDANT AND PHYTOBIOLOGICAL STUDIES ON TWO ALLIUM CEPA L. EXTRACTS.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the antioxidant potential of two Allium cepa L. extracts.
  
  
  METHODS
  The antioxidant activity of the two extracts (encoded EC1 and EC2) was assessed using two methods: DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) scavenging capacity and determination of their reducing power; phytobiological, studies were performed using grains of Triticum aestivum L., Falmura variety.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  EC1 and EC2 extracts had a particular affinity for binding DPPH radicals. At equivalent concentrations, the reducing power of EClextract was about 2 times higher compared to EC2, increasing with the concentration of the analyzed sample. The phytobiological study demonstrated that the investigated extracts had no cytotoxic and genotoxic potential.
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tătăringă
authors.forename: Cornelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mircea
authors.forename: Elvira
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gille
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hăncianu
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jităreanu
authors.forename: Ana-Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Zbancioc
authors.lastname: Cătălina Stan
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D044948:Flavonols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D019697:Onions / Q000737:chemistry*; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000379:methods; D010936:Plant Extracts; D018517:Plant Roots
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D044948:Flavonols; D010636:Phenols; D010936:Plant Extracts