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The aim of the study was designed to evaluate the chemical composition and antioxidant and biological properties of different fractions obtained from\n A. viridis<\/jats:italic>\n .\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n MATERIALS AND METHODS:<\/jats:title>\n \n Four different extracts of\n A. viridis<\/jats:italic>\n were prepared using aqueous, methanol, chloroform, and hexane and investigated their antioxidant potential using free radical scavenging activities such as 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2'-azinobis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS), and nitric oxide (NO) radical scavenging activity, as well as metal chelating activity. In addition, antityrosinase and antigenotoxicity properties were also evaluated by the standard\n in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n methods. Finally, the active methanolic extract (ME) was investigated for identifying the phenolic compounds using UPLC-MS\/MS.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n \n In the present study, chlorogenic acid, gulonic acid, and kaempferol were found to be the major components responsible for the antioxidant activity of\n A. viridis<\/jats:italic>\n extract as evidenced from UPLC-MS\/MS. Furthermore, the ME of\n A. viridis<\/jats:italic>\n revealed excellent antioxidant activities such as DPPH radical scavenging activity (IC\n 50<\/jats:sub>\n = 47.23 \u00b1 0.66 \u03bcg\/mL), NO radical scavenging activity (IC\n 50<\/jats:sub>\n = 64.33 \u00b1 2.01 \u03bcg\/mL), hydrogen peroxide (H\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n O\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n ) radical scavenging activity (IC\n 50<\/jats:sub>\n = 33.21 \u00b1 3.3 \u03bcg\/mL), ABTS radical scavenging activity (IC\n 50<\/jats:sub>\n = 47.61 \u00b1 1.31 \u03bcg\/mL), metal chelating activity (IC\n 50<\/jats:sub>\n = 32.1 \u00b1 1.11 \u03bcg\/mL), as well as lipid peroxidation inhibiting activity (IC\n 50<\/jats:sub>\n = 112 \u00b1 1.21 \u03bcg\/mL). Furthermore, ME revealed that the protective effects of extract were observed on H\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n O\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n -induced DNA damages with alkaline comet assay.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n CONCLUSIONS:<\/jats:title>\n \n Taken together, the study concluded that the promising antioxidant capacities of\n A. viridis<\/jats:italic>\n extract can further be utilized in various agricultural, pharmaceutical, and food applications.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/ijp.ijp_77_18","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,8,16]],"date-time":"2018-08-16T03:02:45Z","timestamp":1534388565000},"page":"130-138","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":41,"title":["Phytochemical screening, antioxidant, antityrosinase, and antigenotoxic potential of Amaranthus viridis 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