Flavonoids of Miconia alypifolia and their antioxidant activity

Pharmacologyonline

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 452-460

  Mancini, E ^a   De Martino, L ^a   Belisario, M A ^a   De Feo, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Chemotaxonomy; Flavonoids; Miconia alypifolia

Indexed keywords

APIGETRIN; FLAVONOID; HYPERIN; KAEMPFEROL 3 DIGLUCOSIDE; KAEMPFEROL 3 GALACTOSIDE; MICONA ALYPIFOLIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMOTAXONOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACTION; IC 50; MELASTOMATACEAE; MICONA ALYPIFOLIA; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; RAT;

EID: 53249095687     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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