Free radical scavenging activity of the flower and fruit extracts of Alstonia scholaris

Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 493-494

  Ravi Shankar, K ^a   Ramesh, K V R N S ^a   Naveena, P ^a  

^a Sri Sai Aditya Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research   (India)

Author keywords

Alstonia scholaris; Antioxidant activity; Free radical

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; METHANOL; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE;

ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACTION AND EXTRACTS; FLOWER; FRUIT; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM TEST; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS;

EID: 51049088003     PISSN: 09731245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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