Nitric oxide radical scavenging active components from Phyllanthus emblica L.

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-5

  Kumaran, A ^a   Karunakaran, R Joel ^a  

^a MADRAS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

HPLC; Nitric oxide; Phenolics; Phyllanthus emblica; Radical scavenging

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FREE RADICAL; GALLIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FREE RADICALS; GALLIC ACID; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NITRIC OXIDE; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA; PLANT EXTRACTS;

PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA;

EID: 33745978469     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11130-006-0001-0     Document Type: Article

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