Antioxidant assay was performed following the procedure describied by .....with minor modifications. The diluted sample, 50 , was pipetted into 0.95 mL of diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (DPPH) solution to initiate the reaction. The absorbance was read after 40 min at 515 nm. Trolox was used as a staudard and the antioxidant activity was reported in milligrams of Trolox equivalents 100 g fw.