Superoxide radical scavenging properties of extracts and flavonoids isolated from the leaves of Blumea balsamifera

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-20

  Fazilatun, N ^a   Nornisah, M ^a   Zhari, I ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Blumea balsamifera; Flavonoids; Leaf extracts; Superoxide radical scavenging activity

Indexed keywords

5,7,3',5' TETRAHYDROXYFLAVONE; BLUMEATIN; DIHYDROQUERCETIN 4' METHYL ETHER; DIHYDROQUERCETIN 7,4' DIMETHYL ETHER; FLAVONOID; LUTEOLIN; LUTEOLIN 7 METHYL ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; QUERCETIN DERIVATIVE; RHAMNETIN; SCAVENGER; TAMARIXETIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLUMEA BALSAMIFERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HERB; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

BLUMEA BALSAMIFERA;

EID: 15244359864     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200590903264     Document Type: Article

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