α-Amylase inhibitory activities of six Salvia species

Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 297-303

  Nickavar, Bahman ^a   Abolhasani, Leyla ^a   Izadpanah, Hamidreza ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Flavonoid content; Salvia species; Amylase inhibitory activity

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALCOHOL; AMYLASE; AMYLASE INHIBITOR; FLAVONOID; PLANT EXTRACT; SALVIA HYDRANGEA EXTRACT; SALVIA HYPOLEUCA EXTRACT; SALVIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SALVIA REUTERANA EXTRACT; SALVIA VERTICILLATA EXTRACT; SALVIA VIRGATA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; SALVIA; SALVIA HYDRANGEA; SALVIA HYPOLEUCA; SALVIA REUTERANA; SALVIA VERTICILLATA; SALVIA VIRGATA; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 67549121550     PISSN: 17350328     EISSN: 17266890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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