Antioxidant activity of leaves and fruits of Iranian conifers

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 313-319

  Emami, S A ^a   Asili, J ^a   Mohagheghi, Z ^a   Hassanzadeh, M K ^b  

^a Faculty of Pharmacy   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antioxidative activity; Conifers, Cupressus; Ferric thiocyanate test; Juniperus; Medicinal plant; Platycladus orientalis; Radical scavenging; Thiobarbituric acid test

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BUTYLCRESOL; CUPRESSUS SEMIPERVIRENS EXTRACT; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; JUNIPERUS EXCELSA EXTRACT; JUNIPERUS FOETIDISSIMA EXTRACT; JUNIPERUS OBLONGA EXTRACT; JUNIPERUS SABINA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLATYCLADUS ORIENTALIS EXTRACT; TAXUS BACCATA EXTRACT; THIOBARBITURIC ACID; THIOCYANATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUPRESSUS SEMIPERVIRENS; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS EXCELSA; JUNIPERUS FOETIDISSIMA; JUNIPERUS OBLONGA; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLATYCLADUS ORIENTALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAVIN; TAXUS BACCATA;

EID: 52449087755     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nem011     Document Type: Review

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