4. Conclusions
Extraction of antioxidant phytocompounds from Fajr rice
bran with MeOH produced a significantly greater yield and
total content in phenolic compounds than ethanol and ethyl
acetate solvents, which lead to high antioxidant activities
of extracts in inhibiting linoleic acid peroxidation, DPPH
radical scavenging ability and reducing power. The strong
antioxidative activity of rice bran extracts might be due to
the presence of mainly tocotrienols or the synergistic effect of
tocopherols and tocotrienols.