Antidiabetic and antioxidant activities of major flavonoids of Cynanchum acutum L. (Asclepiadaceae) growing in Egypt

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 63, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 658-662

  Fawzy, Ghada A ^a   Abdallah, Hossam M ^a   Marzouk, Mohamed S A ^b   Soliman, Fathy M ^a   Sleem, Amany A ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic; Antioxidant; Cynanchum acutum

Indexed keywords

APOCYNACEAE; CYNANCHUM; CYNANCHUM ACUTUM;

EID: 56249148166     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2008-9-1008     Document Type: Article

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