Free radical scavenging activity and lipoxygenase inhibition of Woodfordia fructicosa Kurz and Betula utilis Wall.

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2013-2016

  Kumaraswamy, M V ^a   Satish, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

ABTS; Betula utilis Wall.; DPPH; Lipoxygenase; Woodfordia fructicosa Kurz.

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2' AZINOBIS (3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); ASCORBIC ACID; BETULA UTILIS EXTRACT; CHLOROFORM; GALLIC ACID; INDOMETACIN; LIPOXYGENASE; METHANOL; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; WOODFORDIA FRUCTICOSA EXTRACT;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BETULA UTILIS; BIRCH; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; MEDICINAL PLANT; WOODFORDIA; WOODFORDIA FRUCTICOSA;

BETULA UTILIS; WOODFORDIA;

EID: 46349085259     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb2008.000-5049     Document Type: Article

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