Evaluation of the antioxidant and free radical scavenging properties of Secamone afzelii Rhoem

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1031-1032

  Mensah, A Y ^a   Houghton, P J ^b   Akyirem, G N A ^a   Fleischer, T C ^a   Mensah, M L K ^a   Sarpong, K ^a   Adosraku, R ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

tocopherol; DPPH assay; HPLC analysis; Secamone afzelii Rhoem.

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; LIPOSOME; PLANT EXTRACT; SECAMONE AFZELII EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASCLEPIADACEAE; DRUG ISOLATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IC 50; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT STEM; SECAMONE AFZELII;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCLEPIADACEAE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOSOMES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PICRATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS;

EID: 14044271998     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1614     Document Type: Article

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