Antioxidant activities of methanolic extract of sapium ellipticum

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 453-457

  Adesegun, S A ^a   Elechi, N A ^a   Coker, H A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Free radical scavenging power; Iron chelating power; Linoleic acid emulsion; Reducing power; Sapium ellipticum

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; IRON CHELATING AGENT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; SAPIUM;

ANTIOXIDANTS; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACTS; SAPIUM;

SAPIUM;

EID: 53649104143     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.453.457     Document Type: Article

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