Anticancer and antioxidant tannins from Pimenta dioica leaves

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 62, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 526-536

  Marzouk, Mohamed S A ^a   Moharram, Fatma A ^b   Mohamed, Mona A ^c   Gamal Eldeen, Amira M ^a   Aboutabl, Elsayed A ^d  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b Helwan University   (Egypt)

^c THEODOR BILHARZ RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

^d CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antioxidant and anticancer; Galloylglucosides; Pimenta dioica

Indexed keywords

MYRTACEAE; PIMENTA DIOICA;

EID: 34548642914     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2007-7-811     Document Type: Article

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