Abstract
Abstract This study investigated the antioxidant, antityrosinase and antigenotoxic ability of pupae of the muga silkworm Antheraea assamensis . DPPH radical scavenging activity of methanolic pupae extract (MPE) with IC 50 value of 25.83 µg/mL was highly correlated with MPE of in vitro lipid peroxidation activity ( r =0.985, p >0.05) and antityrosinase activity ( r =0.894, p p 2 O 2 induced DNA damage by Comet assay. The mineral contents of pupae were Al (9.67 mg/g), Ca (0.809 mg/g), K (0.59 mg/g), Mg (0.55 mg/g), and Zn (0.54 mg/g). Therefore, pupae could be used as natural antioxidants on food products.
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