Attenuation of free radicals by an aqueous extract of peels of safed musli tubers (Chlorophytum borivilianum Sant et Fernand)

Journal of Chinese Clinical Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-11

  Kaur, Rajinder ^a   Thukral, A K ^a   Arora, Saroj ^a  

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Free radical; Iron chelation; Lipid peroxidation

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; CHLOROPHYTUM BORIVILIANUM EXTRACT; FERRIC CHLORIDE; FERROUS ION; FREE RADICAL; GALLIC ACID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHLOROPHYTUM BORIVILIANUM; ENZYME DEGRADATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IRON CHELATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER HOMOGENATE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 77953464864     PISSN: 15629023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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