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Y. Umi Kalsom

Researcher at Universiti Putra Malaysia

Publications -  2
Citations -  241

Y. Umi Kalsom is an academic researcher from Universiti Putra Malaysia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cosmos caudatus & Pandanus amaryllifolius. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 234 citations.

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Antioxidant and nitric oxide inhibition activities of selected Malay traditional vegetables

TL;DR: In this article, the antioxidant properties and the effect on nitric oxide (NO) production, in lipopolysaccharide-activated macrophages, of 12 traditional vegetables of the Malaysian Malays, including Pithecellobium confertum, Averrhoa bilimbi, Portulaca oleracea, Solanum torvum, solanum nigrum, Persicaria tenella, Cosmos caudatus, Pandanus amaryllifolius, Curcuma mangga, Ocimum basilicum, Anacardium
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Antioxidative and Radical Scavenging Properties of the Constituents Isolated from Cosmos caudatus Kunth

TL;DR: A phytochemical investigation on the methanolic extract of Cosmos caudatus has led to the isolation of quercetin (1), quercETin (2, 3, 4, and 5) from the plant when evaluated using the ferric thiocyanate (FTC) and thiobarbituric acid (TBA), and radical scavengers based on the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging assays as discussed by the authors.