Phyto-constituents and anti-oxidant activity of the pulp of snake tomato (Trichosanthes cucumerina L.)

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-179

  Adebooye, O C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antioxidant power; Flavonoids; Phenolics; Trichosanthes cucumerina L.

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; FLAVONOID; IRON; LYCOPENE; PHENOL; TANNIN; TRICHOSANTHES CUCUMERINA EXTRACT; TRICHOSANTHES EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHOPHYLL;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY WEIGHT; FRUIT; MORPHOTYPE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; TRICHOSANTHES; TRICHOSANTHES CUCUMERINA;

EID: 54449094546     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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