Antioxidant activities of extracts and main components of pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] leaves

Molecules

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1032-1043

  Nan, Wu ^a   Kuang, Fu ^b   Yu Jie, Fu ^a   Yuan Gang, Zu ^a   Fang Rong, Chang ^c   Yung Husan, Chen ^c   Xiao Lei, Liu ^a   Yu, Kong ^a   Wei, Liu ^a   Cheng Bo, Gu ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carotene.; Antioxidant activities; Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp; DPPH

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; APIGENIN; FLAVANONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; GLUCOSIDE; ORIENTIN; PINOSTROBIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLVENT; VITEXIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IC 50; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PIGEONPEA; PLANT LEAF;

ANTIOXIDANTS; APIGENIN; CAJANUS; FLAVANONES; FLAVONOIDS; GLUCOSIDES; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SOLVENTS;

EID: 63449117521     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules14031032     Document Type: Article

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