Antioxidant activities of methanol extract of Sambucus ebulus L. flower

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 447-450

  Ebrahimzadeh, M A ^a,b   Nabavi, S F ^a   Nabavi, S M ^a  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; DPPH; Nitric oxide; Reducing power; Sambucus ebulus

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FLAVONOID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHANOL; OXIDIZING AGENT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FLOWER; HISTOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SAMBUCUS;

ANTIOXIDANTS; FLAVONOIDS; FLOWERS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHANOL; OXIDANTS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SAMBUCUS;

SAMBUCUS; SAMBUCUS EBULUS;

EID: 66249131173     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2009.447.450     Document Type: Article

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