Comparison of the nutritional value and biological activities of the acetone, methanol and water extracts of the leaves of Solanum nigrum and Leonotis leonorus

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 964-971

  Jimoh, F O ^a   Adedapo, A A ^b   Afolayan, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antibacterial properties; Antioxidant activities; Leonotis leonorus; Nutritional value; Solanum nigrum

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ALKALOID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CALCIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; COPPER; IRON; LEONOTIS LEONORUS EXTRACT; LIPID; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; METHANOL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTATE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN; SAPONIN; SODIUM; SOLANUM NIGRUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; ZINC;

ANGIOSPERM; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; DRUG SCREENING; DRY WEIGHT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; LEONOTIS LEONORUS; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT NUTRIENT; SOLANUM NIGRUM; VEGETABLE;

ACETONE; ANTHOCYANINS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BACTERIA; BENZOTHIAZOLES; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; FLAVONOIDS; FLAVONOLS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; LAMIACEAE; METHANOL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MINERALS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENOLS; PICRATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SOLANUM NIGRUM; SOLVENTS; SULFONIC ACIDS; WATER;

LEONOTIS LEONURUS; SOLANUM NIGRUM;

EID: 76749129290     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2010.01.007     Document Type: Article

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