Elaheh Ghasemi - Division of Biotechnology, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran.
Zeinab Toluei - Division of Biotechnology, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran.

Centaurea L. is one of most important genus of Asteraceae family. Some members of the genus have been used in Anatolian folk medicine. This study was undertaken to assess the in vitro antioxidant capacity of extract of Centaurea virgata Lamark.Antioxidant property of the plant was evaluated using DPPH Method. According to the results of antioxidant capacity assays, plant extract showed DPPH scavenging activity (IC50 = 228.03 - 2.64 ʽg/mL) compared with the values obtained for butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) (IC50 = 8.23- 0.26 J/PO).

Antioxidant activity, Centuarea virgata, DPPH