Antioxidant properties of the methanol extracts of the leaves and stems of Celtis africana

Records of Natural Products

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-31

  Adedapo, Adeolu A ^a   Jimoh, Florence O ^b   Afolayan, Anthony J ^b   Masika, Patrick J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Celtis africana; Free radical scavenging activity; Polyphenols; Reducing capacity

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ASCORBIC ACID; BUTYLCRESOL; CELTIS AFRICANA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL; METHANOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELTIS AFRICANA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; ULMACEAE;

CELTIS AFRICANA; ULMACEAE;

EID: 64249097715     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13076167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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