In vitro cytotoxicity and antioxidant activities of five medicinal plants of Malvaceae family from Cameroon

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 223-228

  Pieme, C A ^a,b   Penlap, V N ^a   Ngogang, J ^a   Costache, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Antiproliferative; Cytotoxicity

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; PLANT EXTRACT; SIDA ACUTA EXTRACT; SIDA CORDIFOLIUM EXTRACT; SIDA RHOMBILIFOLIA EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URENA LOBATA EXTRACT; VISCUM ALBUM EXTRACT;

ANGIOSPERM; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; MEDICINAL PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDA ACUTA; SIDA CORDIFOLIUM; SIDA RHOMBILIFOLIA; URENA LOBATA; VISCUM ALBUM;

MALVACEAE;

EID: 77951979363     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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