Evaluation of the antioxidant activity and lipid peroxidation of the leaves of Vernonia amygdalina

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Owolabi, Mbang A ^a   Jaja, Smith I ^a   Oyekanmi, Oyenike O ^a   Olatunji, Opeyemi J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Lipid peroxidation; Phenolics; Radical scavenging; Vernonia amygdalina

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; BUTYLCRESOL; FLAVONOID; LINOLEIC ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; RADICAL; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA EXTRACT; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER MICROSOME; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA;

EID: 55549137742     PISSN: 15533840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1553-3840.1152     Document Type: Article

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