Effect of drying treatment on the content of antioxidants in Enicostemma littorale Blume

Research Journal of Medicinal Plant

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 93-101

  Sathishkumar, R ^a   Lakshmi, P T V ^a   Annamalai, A ^b  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b KARUNYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; DPPH free radical scavenging; Enicostemma littorale; Ferric reducing; Folin ciocalteau method; Functional food ingredient; Phenolic content

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; BOILING WATER; ENICOSTEMMA LITTORALE EXTRACT; METHANOL; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SOLUBILITY; ENICOSTEMMA LITTORALE; FERRIC REDUCING ANTIOXIDANT POWER; FOOD INDUSTRY; GENTIANACEAE; HYDROLYSIS; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN;

ENICOSTEMA VERTICILLATUM;

EID: 70350675964     PISSN: 18193455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjmp.2009.93.101     Document Type: Article

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