Antioxidant activity of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis leaf extract

Food Chemistry

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1350-1357

  Rathee, Jitesh S ^a   Hassarajani, Shyam A ^a   Chattopadhyay, Subrata ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Leaf extract; Nyctanthes arbor tristis; ROS

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETONE; FLAVONOID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; IRON; NYCTANTHES ARBOR TRISTIS EXTRACT; PEROXY RADICAL; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; GAMMA RADIATION; HERB; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; NYCTANTHES ARBOR TRISTIS; PLANT LEAF; RAT; REDUCTION;

NYCTANTHES ARBOR-TRISTIS;

EID: 33947527252     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2006.10.048     Document Type: Article

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