Free radical scavenging and membrane protective effects of methanol extracted fractions of parsley

Abstract

Free radical scavenging and membrane protective activity of the methanol extracts of the herb of Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nym. ex A. W. Hill., parsley were evaluated with chemiluminometric and ascorbic acid induced lipidperoxidation methods. Apiin was used as reference material. Good correlation was observed between the chemiluminometric and the membrane protective activity of the samples.