Biological activity of merremia emarginata crude extracts in different solvents

Research Journal of Medicinal Plant

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 134-140

  Babu, A V ^a   Rao, R S C ^a   Kumar, K G ^a   Babu, B H ^a   Satyanarayana, P V V ^a  

^a ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

amylase inhibitory activity; Antioxidant; Merremia emarginata

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; AMYLASE; ANTIOXIDANT; HEXANE; MERREMIA EMARGINATA EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVOLVULACEAE; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME INHIBITION; IC 50; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MERREMIA EMARGINATA; NONHUMAN; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; TOXICITY TESTING;

ARTEMIA; CONVOLVULACEAE; MERREMIA EMARGINATA;

EID: 71449105689     PISSN: 18193455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjmp.2009.134.140     Document Type: Article

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