Screening of medicinal plant extracts for antioxidant activity

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 608-612

  Veeru, Prakash ^a   Kishor, Mishra Pankaj ^a   Meenakshi, Mishra ^a  

^a SAM HIGGINBOTTOM UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (India)

Author keywords

1,1 diphenyl 2 picryl hydrazyl; Antioxidant; Phenol; Radical scavenger

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; METHANOL; PHENOL; SCAVENGER;

AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DESMODIUM GANGETICUM; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SCREENING; ECLIPTA ALBA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IC 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OCIMUM SANCTUM; PIPER LONGUM; SOLANUM NIGRUM;

AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; DESMODIUM GANGETICUM; ECLIPTA PROSTRATA; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM; PIPER LONGUM; SOLANUM NIGRUM;

EID: 73449113637     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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