In vitro antioxidant potential evaluation of Euphorbia hirta L.

Pharmacologyonline

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 91-98

  Sharma, Nilesh Kumar ^a   Dey, Sreela ^a   Prasad, Ramasare ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Hydroxyl radical; Lipid peroxidation; Oxidative damage; Scavenger

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ASCORBIC ACID; EUPHORBIA EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA HIRTA EXTRACT; FERROUS ION; FLAVONOID; FREE RADICAL; GALLIC ACID; GLUCOSE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; PHENOL; RUTOSIDE; TROLOX C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA HIRTA; FREEZE DRYING; HOMOGENATE; IC 50; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT;

EID: 34248362404     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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