Pro- and antioxidant effects and cytoprotective potentials of nine edible vegetables in Southwest Nigeria

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 539-544

  Iwalewa, E O ^a   Adewunmi, C O ^a   Omisore, N O A ^a   Adebanji, O A ^a   Azike, C K ^a   Adigun, A O ^a   Adesina, O A ^a   Olowoyo, O G ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

1,1 diphenyl 2 picrylhydrazyl assay; Antioxidant activity; Hemagglutination assay; Nigerian edible vegetables

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; AMARANTHUS HYBRIDUS EXTRACT; CELOSIA ARGENTEA EXTRACT; CRASSOCEPHALUM RUBENS EXTRACT; FREE RADICAL; JATROPHA TANJORENSIS EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLANUM AMERICANUM EXTRACT; SOLANUM MACROCARPON EXTRACT; TALINUM TRIANGULARE EXTRACT; TELFARIA OCCIDENTALIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA EXTRACT;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS HYBRIDUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CELOSIA; CELOSIA ARGENTEA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; COOLING; CRASSOCEPHALUM RUBENS; ERYTHROCYTE; EXTRACTION; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; JATROPHA; JATROPHA TANJORENSIS; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLANUM; SOLANUM AMERICANUM; SOLANUM MACROCARPON; TALINUM TRIANGULARE; TELFARIA OCCIDENTALIS; VEGETABLE; VERNONIA; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA;

AMARANTHUS; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASTERACEAE; CATTLE; CELOSIA; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HEMAGGLUTINATION; JATROPHA; NIGERIA; OXIDANTS; PICRATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PORTULACACEAE; SOLANUM; VEGETABLES; VERNONIA;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS HYBRIDUS; ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; CELOSIA; CELOSIA ARGENTEA; CRASSOCEPHALUM; JATROPHA; JATROPHA TANJORENSIS; SOLANUM; SOLANUM AMERICANUM; SOLANUM MACROCARPON; SOLARIUM; TALINUM TRIANGULARE; VERNONIA; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA;

EID: 31044453398     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2005.8.539     Document Type: Article

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