| abstract |
The present invention relates to an antioxidant composition ( Malus prunifolia Wild. Borkh) extract containing an active ingredient as an active ingredient, and more specifically, the flower apple extract of the flower apple maturation family Adams variety It relates to an antioxidant composition for use as a pharmaceutical composition having a strong DPPH anion scavenging ability, ABTS cation scavenging ability, Nitrite scavenging ability and reducing power contained as an active ingredient, a health functional food or a functional cosmetic composition. The flower apple extract of the Adams variety as an active ingredient of the antioxidant composition of the present invention, as proved through the examples of the present specification, exhibits very strong scavenging activity against active anions, active cations, and nitrite, and simultaneously exhibits excellent reducing power. The active ingredients are processed in various forms such as extracts, powders, pills, tablets, etc., and are very useful inventions to be applied to pharmaceutical compositions, health functional foods, or functional cosmetic compositions. |