Free radical scavenging activity of some plants available in Malaysia

Iranian Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-91

  Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Aqueous extract; Bauhinia purpurea; Corchorus capsularis; Dicranopteris linearis; Melastoma malabathricum; Muntingia calabura

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALKALOID; BAUHINIA PURPUREA EXTRACT; CORCHORUS CAPSULARIS EXTRACT; DICRANOPTERIS LINEARIS EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; MELASTOMA MALABATHRICUM EXTRACT; MUNTINGIA CALABURA EXTRACT; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SAPONIN; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TRITERPENE DERIVATIVE; WATER;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BAUHINIA PURPUREA; CORCHORUS CAPSULARIS; DESICCATION; DICRANOPTERIS LINEARIS; DRUG SCREENING; MALAYSIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELASTOMA MALABATHRICUM; MUNTINGIA CALABURA; PLANT LEAF; SUPERNATANT;

EID: 44249089503     PISSN: 17352657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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