<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" article-type="Research Article" dtd-version="1.0"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="pmc">iarjasfr</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="pubmed">IARJASFR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IARJASFR</journal-id><issn>2789-598X</issn></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">https://doi.org/10.47310/iarjasfr.2022.v02i01.007</article-id><title-group><article-title>Phytochemicals, Radical Scavenging and Metal Chelating Properties of Methanolic Extract of Senna Alata</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><given-names>EbohAbraham</given-names><surname>Sisein</surname></name></contrib><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-a" /></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><given-names>RobertFaith</given-names><surname>Owabhel</surname></name></contrib><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-a" /></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><given-names>OwabaAzibanasamesa Dumaro</given-names><surname>Charles</surname></name></contrib><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-b" /></contrib-group><aff-id id="aff-a">Biochemistry Department, Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State, Nigeria</aff-id><aff-id id="aff-b">Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State, Nigeria</aff-id><abstract>Phytochemicals, radical scavenging and metal chelating properties of methanolic extract of Senna alata&amp;nbsp;were determined by various methods to identify the quantity of each phytochemical content present in the plant through standard methods.&amp;nbsp;The phenol content of Senna alata extract was found to be (18.0±2.82mgGAE/g) while flavonoid was found to be (10.9± 0.0 mgQAE/g )&amp;nbsp;showing minimal amounts of flavonoid as compared to phenol. The total antioxidant in Senna alata extract was found to be (13.6±0.08 mgAAE/g). The percentage&amp;nbsp;Copper (Cu2+) Chelation Assay of Senna alataat showed higher percentages at different concentration. The&amp;nbsp;percentage Fe2+ Chelation of Senna alata&amp;nbsp; also showed higher percentage as compared with EDTA. Therefore methanolic extract of Senna alata leaves can then be a very&amp;nbsp; useful source of antioxidant for combating diseases that are linked with free radical and certain metals.</abstract></article-meta></front><body /><back /></article>