Muraina, I.A.Suleiman, M.M. (Mohammed Musa)Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas2009-02-172009-02-172009Muraina,IA,Suleiman,MM & Eloff,JN 2009,'Can MTT be used to quantify the antioxidant activity of plant extracts?', Phytomedicine (2009), [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09447113]0944-711310.1016/j.phymed.2008.11.0057005589445E-6204-2012http://hdl.handle.net/2263/8917Antioxidant properties of three different medicinal plant extracts from northern Nigeria were evaluated using the traditional qualitative 2,2, diphenyl-picrylhydrazyl(DPPH)method and a new 3-(4,5- dimethylthiazole-2-yl)-2,5- diphenyltetrazolium bromide(MTT)microdilution method described here. The results were in agreement. It is a simple, rapid and inexpensive method compared with many other methods for determining quantitative antioxidant activity of plant extracts.enElsevierAntioxidantsPlant extractsDPPHMTTAntioxidantsMedicinal plants -- NigeriaMateria medica, VegetablePostprint Article