In vitro antioxidant, xanthine oxidase and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activities of Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) del. (Balanitaceae)

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 362-368

  Meda, N T R ^a   Lamien Meda, A ^b   Kiendrebeogo, M ^a   Lamien, C E ^c   Coulibaly, A Y ^a   Millogo Rasolodimby, J ^a   Nacoulma, O G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^c INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Balanites aegygtiaca; Mental disorders; Rheumatisms; Total flavonoids; Total phenolics

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANTIOXIDANT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BALANITES; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; REPRODUCIBILITY; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BALANITES; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

BALANITES; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA;

EID: 77952509730     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2010.362.368     Document Type: Article

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