Ethanolic crude extract and flavonoids isolated from Alternanthera maritima: Neutrophil chemiluminescence inhibition and free radical scavenging activity

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 62, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 339-347

  Souza, Joel G ^a   Tomei, Rafael R ^b   Kanashiro, Alexandre ^a   Kabeya, Luciana M ^a   Azzolini, Ana Elisa C S ^a   Dias, Diones A ^a   Salvador, Marcos J ^a,b   Lucisano Valim, Yara M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA E DESENVOLVIMENTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alternanthera maritima; Flavonoids; Neutrophil

Indexed keywords

ALTERNANTHERA MARITIMA; ARMORACIA RUSTICANA;

ALCOHOL; ANTIOXIDANT; GLYCOSIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER;

AMARANTHACEAE; ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINETICS; LUMINESCENCE; NEUTROPHIL; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT;

AMARANTHACEAE; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; ETHANOL; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GLYCOSIDES; HUMANS; KINETICS; LUMINESCENCE; NEUTROPHILS; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 34548660233     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2007-5-604     Document Type: Article

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