Free radical scavenging activity of Pterogyne nitens Tul. (Fabaceae)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 4609-4613

  Regasini, Luis Octávio ^a   De Oliveira, Camila Martins ^a   Vellosa, José Carlos Rebuglio ^a   Oliveira, Olga Maria Mascarenhas De Faria ^a   Silva, Dulce Helena Siqueira ^a   Bolzani, Vanderlan Da Silva ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ABTS; Antioxidant; Caesalpinioideae; DPPH; Fabaceae; Flavonoid; Flavonol; Free radical scavenging activity; Leguminosae; Pterogyne nitens

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; MYRICETIN; MYRICETRIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PTEROGYNE NITENS EXTRACT; QUERCITRIN; SCAVENGER; TROLOX C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; BIOASSAY; BLEACHING; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTIONATION; IC 50; LEGUME; NONHUMAN; PLANT STEM; PTEROGYNE NITENS; SCAVENGING SYSTEM;

CAESALPINIOIDEAE; FABACEAE; PTEROGYNE NITENS;

EID: 58149242568     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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