Evaluation of the antioxidant activity of Ruellia tuberosa

Food Chemistry

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 14-18

  Chen, Fu An ^a   Wu, An Bang ^b   Shieh, Pochuen ^a   Kuo, Daih Huang ^a   Hsieh, Chi Ying ^a  

^a TAJEN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

1,1 Diphenyl 2 picryl hydrazyl (DPPH); Antioxidant activity; Chemiluminescence; Ruellia tuberosa

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ASCORBIC ACID; CHLOROFORM; FREE RADICAL; HEXANE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LUMINOL; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; RUELLIA TUBEROSA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ACANTHACEAE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FRACTIONATION; INFORMATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; RUELLIA TUBEROSA;

RUELLIA TUBEROSA; TUBEROSA;

EID: 21544455242     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2004.09.046     Document Type: Article

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