Antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of Galega purpurea root

Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 533-537

  Gupta, Malaya ^a   Mazumder, Upal Kanti ^a   Gomathi, P ^b  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ASN College of Engineering and Technology   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; DPPH; Galega purpurea; Lipid peroxidation assay

Indexed keywords

GALEGA; NEGIBACTERIA; PAPILIONOIDEAE; POSIBACTERIA; RATTUS;

EID: 34447325662     PISSN: 16823974     EISSN: 18125697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2007.533.537     Document Type: Article

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