Assessment of in vitro antioxidant and free radical scavenging activity of Cajanus cajan

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

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

^a BOSE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Cajanus cajan; Flavonoid content; Hydroxyl radical; Phenolic content; Superoxide; TEAC

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CAJANUS CAJAN EXTRACT; FERROUS ION; FLAVONOID; FREE RADICAL; GALLIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; PEROXYNITRITE; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; SCAVENGER; SINGLET OXYGEN; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; IRON CHELATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PIGEONPEA; PLANT LEAF;

EID: 70349739400     PISSN: 15533840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1553-3840.1248     Document Type: Article

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