Antioxidant activity of prenylated flavonoids from the West African medicinal plant Dorstenia mannii

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-72

  Dufall, K G ^a   Ngadjui, B T ^b   Simeon, K F ^c   Abegaz, B M ^c   Croft, K D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Flavonoids; Low density lipoprotein; Quercetin

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 6,8 DIPRENYLERIODICTYOL; COPPER ION; CRESOL; DORSMANIN C; DORSMANIN F; DORSTENIA MANII EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; FOOD ADDITIVE; FREE RADICAL; LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DORSTENIA MANII; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; IC 50; LIPID OXIDATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRENYLATION;

DORSTENIA MANNII;

EID: 0038350859     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(03)00108-9     Document Type: Article

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