DPPH free radical scavenging activity of some Bangladeshi medicinal plants

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 875-879

  Hasan, S M R ^a   Hossain, Md Mokarram ^a   Akter, Raushanara ^b   Jamila, Mariam ^c   Mazumder, Md Ehsanul Hoque ^a   Rahman, Shafiqur ^d  

^a JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b STAMFORD UNIVERSITY BANGLADESH   (Bangladesh)

^c Department of Business Administration   (Bangladesh)

^d SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Bangladesh; DPPH free radical; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ARTOCARPUS LACUCHA EXTRACT; ASCORBIC ACID; BACCAUREA RAMIFLORA EXTRACT; BUTEA MONOSPERMA EXTRACT; CAESALPINIA PULCHERRIMA EXTRACT; COCOS NUCIFERA EXTRACT; COMMELINA BENGHALENSIS EXTRACT; CURCUMA ALISMATIFOLIA EXTRACT; FERONIA LIMOLIA EXTRACT; HOPEA ODORATA EXTRACT; HYDROMETHANOL; IPOMOEA QUAMOCLIT EXTRACT; METHANOL DERIVATIVE; MICHELIA CHAMPACA EXTRACT; PUNICA GRANATUM EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; SYZYGIUM CUMINI EXTRACT; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHIUM INDICUM EXTRACT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ARTOCARPUS LACUCHA; BACCAUREA RAMIFLORA; BANGLADESH; BUTEA MONOSPERMA; CAESALPINIA PULCHERRIMA; COCONUT; COMMELINA BENGHALENSIS; CURCUMA ALISMATIFOLIA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; FERONIA LIMOLIA; HOPEA ODORATA; IC 50; IPOMOEA QUAMOCLIT; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICHELIA CHAMPACA; NONHUMAN; POMEGRANATE; SYZYGIUM CUMINI; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA; XANTHIUM INDICUM;

CAESALPINIA PULCHERRIMA; COCOS NUCIFERA; PUNICA GRANATUM; SYZYGIUM CUMINI;

EID: 73649136139     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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