Investigation of the chemical composition and biological activity of xylopia aethiopica dunal (annonacae)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 43, 2010, Pages 7352-7356

  Ezekwesili, C N ^a   Nwodo, O F C ^b   Eneh, F U ^a   Ogbunugafor, H A ^a  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Haemolysis; Linoleic acid; Membranes; Pains; Xylopia

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CHLOROFORM; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; INDOMETACIN; LINOLEIC ACID; METHANOL; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; PALMITOLEIC ACID; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; SAPONIN; STEARIC ACID; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLOPIA AETHIOPICA EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FRUIT; HEMOLYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; XYLOPIA; XYLOPIA AETHIOPICA;

XYLOPIA; XYLOPIA AETHIOPICA;

EID: 78549296364     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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