A study on the activities of a few free radicals scavenging enzymes present in five roadside plants

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 301-305

  Mandal, M ^a   Mukherji, S ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CHURCH COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Roadside plants; Scavenging enzymes

Indexed keywords

ASCORBATE PEROXIDASE; CATALASE; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; NITROGEN OXIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHENOLIC PEROXIDASE; SCAVENGER; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; FREE RADICAL; PLANT; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SCAVENGING;

AIR POLLUTION; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS; ARTICLE; BOERHAAVIA DIFFUSA; CEPHALANDRA INDICA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXHAUST GAS; GEOGRAPHY; INDIA; NERIUM INDICUM; NONHUMAN; PLANT; TABERNAEMONTANA DIVARICATA;

DANKUNI; INDIA; WEST BENGAL;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS; BOERHAAVIA; BOERHAAVIA DIFFUSA; CEPHALANDRA; CEPHALANDRA INDICA; NERIUM; NERIUM INDICUM; TABERNAEMONTANA DIVARICATA;

EID: 0034814185     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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