Free radical scavenging activity from leaves of Acacia nilotica (L.) Wild. ex Delile, an Indian medicinal tree

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 298-305

  Kalaivani, T ^a   Mathew, Lazar ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acacia nilotica; Antioxidant activity; DPPH; Maceration extraction; Mechanism; Sequential extraction; Total phenolic and flavonoid contents

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACACIA NILOTICA EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; ASCORBIC ACID; CATECHIN; FLAVONOID; FREE RADICAL; HYDROGEN; LIPID; METHANOL; PHENOL; QUERCETIN; THIOBARBITURIC ACID; TOCOPHEROL;

ACACIA; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACTION; INDIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT LEAF; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ACACIA; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; FLAVONOIDS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HYDROXYL RADICAL; INDIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENOLS; PICRATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

ACACIA NILOTICA;

EID: 72449197960     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2009.10.013     Document Type: Article

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