Radical scavenging activity, phenolic content and cytotoxicity of bark and leaves extracts of Entada africana Guill. and Perr. (Mimosaceae)

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 959-963

  Tibiri, A ^a   Rakotonandrasana, O ^b   Nacoulma, G O ^a   Banzouzi, Jean Théophile ^b,c  

^a University Hospital Ouagadougou   (Burkina Faso)

^b INSTITUT DE CHIMIE DES SUBSTANCES NATURELLES   (France)

^c CERMA Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche Médecins d'Afrique   (Congo)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Cytotoxicity; DPPH; Entada africana; Flavonoids; Free radical; Phenolic compounds

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ASCORBIC ACID; CHLOROFORM; DOCETAXEL; ENTADA AFRICANA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; METHANOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; RUTOSIDE; SCAVENGER; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BARK; CELL STRAIN KB; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; ENTADA AFRICANA; FREEZE DRYING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MIMOSA; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; VERO CELL;

ENTADA AFRICANA; FABACEAE;

EID: 34948855942     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2007.959.963     Document Type: Article

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