Antioxidants from tropical herbs

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 441-445

  Razab, Rasyidah ^a   Aziz, Azlina Abdul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

ABTS+ radical scavenging; Antioxidant activity; Ferric reducing activity; Herbs; Polyphenolic content

Indexed keywords

ANACARDIC ACID; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA EXTRACT; ANTIOXIDANT; ATHYRIUM ESCULENTUM EXTRACT; BARRINGTONIA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; BOESENBERGIA ROTUNDA EXTRACT; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; CINNAMOMUM INERS EXTRACT; COSMOS CAUDATUS EXTRACT; CURCUMA AERUGINOSA EXTRACT; ETLINGERA ELATIOR EXTRACT; FREE RADICAL; GALLIC ACID; IPOMAEA AQUATICA EXTRACT; KAEMPFERIA GALANGAL EXTRACT; MELIA EXCELSA EXTRACT; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA EXTRACT; MUSA ACUMINATA EXTRACT; OXIDIZING AGENT; PARKIA SPECIOSA EXTRACT; PITHECELLOBIUM BUBALINUM EXTRACT; PITHECELLOBIUM JIRINGA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; RUTOSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 2,2' AZINO DI (3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE) 6 SULFONIC ACID; 2,2'-AZINO-DI-(3-ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE)-6-SULFONIC ACID; BENZOTHIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; FERRIC ION; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYPHENOLS; REDUCING AGENT; SCAVENGER; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATHYRIUM ESCULENTUM; BARRINGTONIA RACEMOSA; BIOASSAY; BOESENBERGIA ROTUNDA; BRACKEN FERN; CASHEW NUT; CENTELLA ASIATICA; CINNAMOMUM INERS; COSMOS CAUDATUS; CURCUMA AERUGINOSA; ETLINGERA ELATIOR; FRUIT; HERB; IPOMAEA AQUATICA; KAEMPFERIA GALANGAL; MALAYSIA; MELIA EXCELSA; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA; MUSA ACUMINATA; NONHUMAN; PARKIA SPECIOSA; PITHECELLOBIUM BUBALINUM; PITHECELLOBIUM JIRINGA; SHOOT; CHEMISTRY; PLANT;

ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE; BARRINGTONIA RACEMOSA; PARKIA SPECIOSA; PITHECELLOBIUM JIRINGA;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BENZOTHIAZOLES; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FLAVONOIDS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FREE RADICALS; FRUIT; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; OXIDANTS; PHENOLS; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANTS; REDUCING AGENTS; SULFONIC ACIDS;

EID: 77952537627     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1000500321     Document Type: Article

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