Antioxidant activity of Achyranthes aspera linn stem extracts

Pharmacologyonline

Volumn 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 228-237

  Priya, Charles Lekhya ^a   Kumar, Gaurav ^a   Karthik, Loganathan ^a   Rao, Kokati Venkata Bhaskara ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Antioxidant; Dpph radical scavenging assay; Hemolytic; Phenolic compounds

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACHYRANTHES ASPERA EXTRACT; ALKALOID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARBOHYDRATE; CHLOROFORM; FAT; HEMOLYTIC AGENT; HEXANE; METHANOL; OIL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SAPONIN; SCAVENGER; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; WATER;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT STEM;

EID: 77957267606     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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