Free radical scavenging activity of selected medicinal plants of eastern Botswana

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 805-808

  Motlhanka, D M T ^a  

^a BOTSWANA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Colophospermum mopane; Cucumis metuliferus; DPPH radical; Free radical scavenging activity; Ozoroa paniculosa

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; DIPHENYL P PICRYLHYDRAZYL; DIPHENYL-P-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; FREE RADICAL; HYDRAZINE DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT ROOT;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; BOTSWANA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FREE RADICALS; HYDRAZINES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SOLVENTS;

CAESALPINIOIDEAE; COLOPHOSPERMUM MOPANE; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS METULIFERUS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITACEAE;

EID: 53749106647     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.805.808     Document Type: Article

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