Antibacterial, antioxidant and acute toxicity tests on flavonoids extracted from some medicinal plants

International Journal of Green Pharmacy

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 165-169

  Akroum, Souâd ^a   Bendjeddou, Dalila ^a   Satta, Dalila ^a   Lalaoui, Korrichi ^a  

^a Universite Mentouri Constantine   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; antibacterials; antioxidants; flavonoids; identification; plants

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; APIGETRIN; ASTRAGALIN; DIOSMIN; FLAVONOID; HESPERIDIN; KAEMPFEROL; KAEMPFEROL 7 GLUCOSIDE; LUTEOLIN 3' GLUCURONIDE; LUTEOLIN 7 GLUCOSIDE; PELARGONIDIN; QUERCETAGETIN; QUERCETIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 77957269782     PISSN: 09738258     EISSN: 19984103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-8258.69174     Document Type: Article

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