In vitro antioxidant and free radical scavenging activities of Garcinia kola seeds

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2620-2623

  Okoko, Tebekeme ^a  

^a NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Bioactivities; Garcinia kola; Nitric oxide; Nutraceutical

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BIFLAVONOID; BIFLAVONOID GB1; BIFLAVONOID GB2; FREE RADICAL; GARCINAL; GARCINIA KOLA EXTRACT; GARCINOIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; METHANOL; NITRIC OXIDE; NUTRACEUTICAL; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SILICA GEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN U937; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; PLANT SEED; SPECTROSCOPY;

CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GARCINIA KOLA; HUMANS; HYDROXYL RADICAL; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEEDS; U937 CELLS;

GARCINIA; GARCINIA KOLA;

EID: 69749111445     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2009.07.023     Document Type: Article

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