Antioxidant potential and phenolic acid content of certain cucurbitaceous plants cultivated in Egypt

Natural Product Research

Volumn 24, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 1537-1545

  Ibrahim, Taghreed A ^a   El Hefnawy, Hala M ^b   El Hela, Atef A ^c  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b 6th of October   (Egypt)

^c Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

antioxidant; Citrullus colocynthis L; Cucumis sativus L; Momordica charantia L; phenolic acids

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; CHLOROGENIC ACID; COLOCYNTH EXTRACT; CUCUMIS SATIVUS EXTRACT; GALLIC ACID; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COLOCYNTH; CUCUMBER; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; EGYPT; HERB; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

CAFFEIC ACIDS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHLOROGENIC ACID; CITRULLUS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITACEAE; EGYPT; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GALLIC ACID; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; PHENOLS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITACEAE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA;

EID: 77956580020     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2010.489049     Document Type: Article

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