Experimental classification of the antioxidant capacity of the leaf, stem and root barks of Magnifera indica and Azadirachta indica

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 2968-2972

  Olabinri, B M ^a   Adebisi, J A ^a   Odesomi, O F ^a   Olabinri, P F ^a   Adeleke, G E ^a  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Drug development; Ethno medicine; Natural product; Plant phenolics

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; FERRIC ION; MANGIFERA INDICA EXTRACT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; MANGO; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM;

AZADIRACHTA INDICA;

EID: 67650504381     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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