Antioxidant properties of methanolic extracts of mistletoes (Viscum album) from cocoa and cashew trees in Nigeria

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 3138-3142

  Oluwaseun, Ademiluyi Adedayo ^a   Ganiyu, Oboh ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Fe2+ chelation; Phenolics; Viscum album

Indexed keywords

METHANOL; PHENOL; REDUCING AGENT; SCAVENGER; VISCUM ALBUM EXTRACT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CACAO; CASHEW NUT; CATALYST; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; IRON CHELATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PLANT LEAF; REDUCTION; VISCUM ALBUM;

ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE; THEOBROMA CACAO; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 51849102868     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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