Antioxidant potential and phenolic content of ethanplic extract of selected malaysian plants

Research Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-19

  Rafat, Arash ^a   Philip, Koshy ^a   Muniandy, Sekaran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Phenolic content; Radical scavenging; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

CENTELLA ASIATICA; COSMOS; COSMOS CAUDATUS; EUODIA; OCIMUM BASILICUM; OENANTHE JAVANICA;

EID: 77949282804     PISSN: 09736263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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