Antioxidant activity and total phenolic content of some Brazilian species

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 156-161

  Brighente, I M C ^a   Dias, M ^a   Verdi, L G ^a   Pizzolatti, M G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Brazilian species; DPPH; Flavonoids

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; BACCHARIS ILLINITA EXTRACT; CYATHEA PHALERATA EXTRACT; FLAVANOID; GALLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LUTEOLIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN DERIVATIVE; TAXIFOLIN; TRICHILIA CATIGUA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACCHARIS ILLINITA; CYATHEA PHALERATA; DRUG ACTIVITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; TRICHILIA CATIGUA;

BACCHARIS ILLINITA; CYATHEA; TRICHILIA CATIGUA;

EID: 33947283963     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200601113131     Document Type: Article

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