Bio-evaluation of two red seaweeds for their cytotoxic and antioxidant activities in vitro

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Vinayak, Rashmi C ^a   Sabu, A S ^a   Chatterji, Anil ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Amphiroa fragilissima; antioxidant activity; Asparigopsis taxiformis; cytotoxicity; DPPH; metal chelation; reducing power; total phenolics

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALGAL EXTRACT; AMPHIROA FRAGILISSIMA; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARAGOPSIS TAXIFORMIS; CHELATING AGENT; FREE RADICAL; GALLIC ACID; METAL ION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; SEAWEED;

EID: 78149260134     PISSN: 15533840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1553-3840.1444     Document Type: Article

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