Study on antioxidant activity of Echinacea purpurea L. extracts and its impact on cell viability

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 5097-5105

  Tzu, Tai Lee ^a   Chung, Li Chen ^b   Zhao, Han Shieh ^b   Jun, Chen Lin ^c   Bi, Yu ^b  

^a MINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Cell viability; Echinacea purpurea L.; Medicinal plant

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ASCORBIC ACID; ECHINACEA PURPUREA EXTRACT; FERROUS ION; POLYSACCHARIDE; SUPEROXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRY WEIGHT; IC 50; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ECHINACEA PURPUREA;

EID: 70350468682     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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