Free radical scavenging activity of Pfaffia glomerata (Spreng.) Pederson (Amaranthaceae)

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 174-178

  De Souza Daniel, J F ^a   Alves, K Z ^a   Da Silva Jacques, D ^a   Da Silva E Souza, P V ^a   De Carvalho, M G ^a   Freire, R B ^a   Ferreira, D T ^b   Freire, M F I ^c  

^a FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS JARDIM BOTÂNICO DO RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Bio protective; Brazilian Ginseng; Cytotoxicity; Free radical scavenger

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYNONENAL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BUTANOL; BUTYRIC ACID; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ECDYSTERONE; GINSENG EXTRACT; GINSENOSIDE; MALONALDEHYDE; METHANOL DERIVATIVE; PFAFFIA GLOMERATA EXTRACT; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; SCAVENGER; TETRAZOLIUM; THIOBARBITURIC ACID; TRYPAN BLUE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ERYTHROCYTE GHOST; EXTRACTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM TEST; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PFAFFIA GLOMERATA; PLANT ROOT; RADICAL REACTION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCREENING; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TOXICITY; VACUUM;

EID: 21244431978     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.16215     Document Type: Article

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