Antioxidant potential of crude extract and different fractions of Enhydra fluctuans Lour

Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-82

  Sannigrahi, Santanu ^a   Mazuder, Upal Kanti ^b   Pal, Dilip Kumar ^c   Parida, Sambit ^a   Jain, Sourabh ^a  

^a ST PETER'S INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c SEEMANTA INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Different fractions; Enhydra fluctuans; Flavonoids; Free radical scavenging activity

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CATECHOL DERIVATIVE; ENHYDRA FLUCTUANS EXTRACT; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; ENHYDRA FLUCTUANS; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; REDUCTION;

EID: 77949505483     PISSN: 17350328     EISSN: 17266890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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