Antioxidant activity of Cordia myxa L. and its hepatoprotective potential

Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2236-2242

  Afzal, M ^a   Obuekwe, C ^a   Khan, A R ^a   Barakat, H ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Antiradical; Ascorbate; Bumber; Carbontetrachloride; Cordia myxa L.; DPPH (( , diphenyl picrylhydrazyl)); Flavonoids; Hepatoprotective; Polyphenol; Thioacetamide

Indexed keywords

CORDIA; CORDIA MYXA; RATTUS;

EID: 45749139626     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15794377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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