Superoxide and Hydrogen Peroxide Scavenging Action of Ocimum Sanctum Extracts and their Fractions

Natural Product Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 223-225

  Geetha, S ^a   Kedlaya, R ^a   Vasudevan, D M ^b  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Ocimum sanctum

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; FREE RADICAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; SOLVENT; SUPEROXIDE; WATER;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG ISOLATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; OCIMUM SANCTUM; PLANT LEAF; POWDER;

EID: 0346374812     PISSN: 12263907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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