Evaluation of the polyphenol content and antioxidant properties of methanol extracts of the leaves, stem, and root barks of Moringa oleifera Lam.

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 710-716

  Atawodi, Sunday E ^a   Atawodi, Joy C ^a   Idakwo, Gabriel A ^a   Pfundstein, Beate ^b   Haubner, Roswitha ^b   Wurtele, Gerd ^b   Bartsch, Helmut ^b   Owen, Robert W ^b  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

antioxidant potential; drumstick; Moringa oleifera; polyphenol

Indexed keywords

CHLOROGENIC ACID; DEOXYGUANOSINE; GLUCOSIDE; KAEMPFEROL DERIVATIVE; METHANOL; MORINGA OLEIFERA EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; PROCYANIDIN; QUERCETIN; RUTOSIDE; SCAVENGER; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; MORINGA OLEIFERA; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIOXIDANTS; FLAVONOIDS; METHANOL; MORINGA OLEIFERA; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS;

MORINGA OLEIFERA;

EID: 77953796063     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2009.0057     Document Type: Article

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