Antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of Centella asiatica (L) Urb.

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3713-3721

  Pittella, Frederico ^a   Dutra, Rafael C ^a   Junior, Dalton D ^b   Lopes, Miriam T P ^b   Barbosa, Nádia R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Centella asiatica; Cytotoxic; DPPH; Phenolic constituents; Umbelliferae

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ASCORBIC ACID; BUTYLCRESOL; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; FREE RADICAL; PACLITAXEL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CENTELLA ASIATICA; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; GLIOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELANOMA CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

CENTELLA ASIATICA; CYTOTOXIC; DPPH; PHENOLIC CONSTITUENTS; UMBELLIFERAE;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CENTELLA; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; FLAVONOIDS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FREE RADICALS; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MICE; PHENOLS; PICRATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS;

APIACEAE; CENTELLA ASIATICA; RATTUS;

EID: 70350056579     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms10093713     Document Type: Article

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