In vitro antioxidant activity of three piper species

Journal of Herbal Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 49-64

  Agbor, Gabriel A ^a   Vinson, Joe A ^a   Oben, Julius E ^b   Ngogang, Jeanne Y ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences ^*  (Cameroon)

^b Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Piper guineense; Piper nigrum; Piper umbellatum; Polyphenolic content; Radical scavenging activity

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; BLACK PEPPER EXTRACT; HYDROXYL RADICAL; METAL CHELATE; METHANOL; NITRIC OXIDE; PIPER GUINEENSE EXTRACT; PIPER UMBELLATUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLACK PEPPER; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PIPER GUINEENSE; PIPER UMBELLATUM; PIPERACEAE; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NITRIC OXIDE; PICRATES; PIPER; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEEDS; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 38549105994     PISSN: 15228940     EISSN: 15229106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J157v07n02_04     Document Type: Article

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