Antioxidant studies on the methanol stem extract of Coscinium fenestration

Natural Product Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-45

  Shirwaikar, Annie ^a   Shirwaikar, Arun ^a   Punitha, I S R ^a  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

ABTS; Coscinium fenestratum; DPPH; Lipid peroxidation; Nitric oxide; Superoxide

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; COSCINIUM FENESTRATUM EXTRACT; IRON CHELATING AGENT; METHANOL; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 34247125589     PISSN: 12263907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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