Evaluation of the in vitro antioxidant and iron chelating activity of Gymnema sylvestre

Pharmacologyonline

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages 851-865

  Sarkar, Rhitajit ^a   Hazra, Bibhabasu ^a   Biswas, Santanu ^a   Mandal, Nripendranath ^a  

^a BOSE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; DNA protection; Free radical scavenging; Gymnema sylvestre; Iron chelating; Phenolic flavonoid content

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ASCORBIC ACID; CURCUMIN; EDETIC ACID; FLAVONOID; GALLIC ACID; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE EXTRACT; HYDROXYL GROUP; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; MANNITOL; NITRIC OXIDE; QUERCETIN; SINGLET OXYGEN; SUPEROXIDE; THIOCTIC ACID; TROLOX C;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; IRON CHELATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT;

EID: 77649248006     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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