Constituents of Erythrina lysistemon: Their brine shrimp lethality, antimicrobial and radical scavenging activities

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 101-107

  Juma, Benard F ^a   Majinda, Runner R T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; DPPH; Erythrina lysistemon; Flavonoids; Neolignene; Phenolics; Radical scavenging

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450131275     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0600100204     Document Type: Article

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