Antioxidant constituents in Vernonia amygdalina leaves

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 195-199

  Erasto, P ^a   Grierson, D S ^a   Afolayan, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Free radical scavenging; Vernodalol; Vernolide; Vernonia amygdalina

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; CATECHIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERNODALOL; VERNOLIDE; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA EXTRACT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; PLANT LEAF; VERNONIA; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA;

ASTERACEAE; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA;

EID: 34247580759     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200701213070     Document Type: Article

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