Radical scavenging activity of methanol leaf extracts of Orthosiphon stamineus

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 629-635

  Akowuah, G A ^a   Zhari, I ^a   Norhayati, I ^a   Sadikun, A ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Free radical scavenging; Orthosiphon stamineus; Superoxide anion

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; METHANOL; ORTHOSIPHON STAMINEUS EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGIOSPERM; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALAYSIA; NONHUMAN; ORTHOSIPHON; ORTHOSIPHON STAMINEUS; PLANT LEAF; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

LAMIACEAE; ORTHOSIPHON STAMINEUS;

EID: 14944339927     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200490902572     Document Type: Article

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