In vitro antioxidant and free radical scavenging activity of Cyperus rotundus

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 667-674

  Yazdanparast, R ^a   Ardestani, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Cyperus rotundus; Free radical scavenging; Lipid peroxidation; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ASCORBIC ACID; CYPERUS ROTUNDUS EXTRACT; FERROUS ION; FREE RADICAL; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LINOLEIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLORIMETRY; CYPERUS; EMULSION; EXTRACTION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PLANT; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CYPERUS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; FLAVONOIDS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; LINOLEIC ACID; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

CYPERACEAE; CYPERUS ROTUNDUS; RATTUS;

EID: 37549040162     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2006.090     Document Type: Article

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