Free radical scavenging activity of Lafoensia pacari

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 173-178

  Solon, Soraya ^a   Lopes, Lousã ^a   Teixeira De Sousa Jr, Paulo ^a   Schmeda Hirschmann, Guillermo ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA   (Chile)

Author keywords

DPPH; Ellagic acid; Free radical scavengers; Lafoensia pacari; Lythraceae; Xanthine oxidase

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ELLAGIC ACID; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; XANTHINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BRAZIL; DECOLORIZATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PARAGUAY;

ALCOHOLS; BRAZIL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FREE RADICALS; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; WATER; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

EID: 0034284552     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(00)00233-6     Document Type: Article

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