In vitro antioxidant and cytotoxic activity of Gunnera perpensa L. (Gunneraceae) from South Africa

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 4, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 2181-2188

  Simelane, M B C ^a   Lawal, O A ^a   Djarova, T G ^a   Opoku, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Cytotoxicity; Gunnera perpensa; Gunneraceae

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); ALKALOID; ASCORBIC ACID; BUTYLCRESOL; FLAVONOID; GUNNERA PERPENSA EXTRACT; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LIPOXYGENASE; METHANOL; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT GLYCOSIDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; SAPONIN; STEROID; SUPEROXIDE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; THIOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GUNNERA PERPENSA; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; RHIZOME; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SOUTH AFRICA;

ARTEMIA; GUNNERA PERPENSA; GUNNERACEAE; RATTUS;

EID: 78650555998     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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