Correlation between the in vitro iron chelating activity and poly phenol and flavonoid contents of some medicinal plants

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 934-938

  Ebrahimzadeh, M A ^a   Nabavi, S M ^a   Nabavi, S F ^a  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Iron chelating; Phenols; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

GRAMMOSCIADIUM PLATYCARPUM; LEONURUS;

FLAVONOID; IRON CHELATING AGENT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOLS;

APIALES; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LEONURUS; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYTOTHERAPY; THALASSEMIA;

APIACEAE; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; LEONURUS; PHENOLS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 70350759744     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2009.934.938     Document Type: Article

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