Studies on antioxidant and antiradical activities of Dolichos biflorus seed extract

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 3927-3933

  Hazra, Bibhabasu ^a   Sarkar, Rhitajit ^a   Mandal, Sourav ^a   Biswas, Santanu ^a   Mandal, Nripendranath ^a  

^a BOSE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Dolichos biflorus; Flavonoid content; Free radical; Phenolic content; TEAC

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; DOLICHOS BIFLORUS EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; GALLIC ACID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROXYL RADICAL; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DOLICHOS BIFLORUS; HERB; IC 50; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT SEED;

DOLICHOS BIFLORUS;

EID: 70349183774     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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