Antioxidant properties of methanolic extracts of the leaves of seven Egyptian Cassia species

Acta Pharmaceutica

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 361-367

  El Hashash, Maher ^a   Abdel Gawad, Mahfouz ^b   El Sayed, Mortada ^b   Sabry, Waffa ^b   Abdel Hameed, El Sayed ^b   Abdel Lateef, Ezzat ^b  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^b Ministry of Scientific Research   (Egypt)

Author keywords

antioxidant; Cassia species; DPPH; flavonoids; phenolics

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTIOXIDANT; CASSIA DIDYMOBTRYA EXTRACT; CASSIA EXTRACT; CASSIA FISTULA EXTRACT; CASSIA GRANDIS EXTRACT; CASSIA NODOSA EXTRACT; CASSIA OCCIDENTALIS EXTRACT; CASSIA SOPHERA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; METHANOL; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CASSIA DIDYMOBTRYA; CASSIA FISTULA; CASSIA GRANDIS; CASSIA NODOSA; CASSIA OCCIDENTALIS; CASSIA SOPHERA; EGYPT; FRACTIONATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; SENNA;

EID: 78650132112     PISSN: 13300075     EISSN: 18469558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10007-010-0030-y     Document Type: Article

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