Phytochemical constituents and antioxidant activities of aqueous and methanol stem extracts of Costus afer Ker Gawl. (Costaceae)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 31, 2010, Pages 4880-4884

  Anyasor, Godswill N ^a   Olusola Ogunwenmo, K ^a   Oyelana, Olatunji A ^b   Akpofunure, Blessing E ^a  

^a BABCOCK UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b REDEEMER S UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Costus afer; Nutrition; Phenol; Phytochemicals; Therapeutic

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALKALOID; ANTHRAQUINONE; ASCORBIC ACID; CARDENOLIDE; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; COSTUS AFER EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; FREE RADICAL; GALLIC ACID; METHANOL; PHENOL; PHLOBATANNIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; TANNIN; TERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; IC 50; LIPID PEROXIDATION; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT STEM; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

COSTACEAE; COSTUS AFER;

EID: 77956128333     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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