Antioxidant activity, nitric oxide scavenging activity and phenolic contents of Ocimum gratissimum leaf extract

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 4, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 2479-2487

  Awah, Francis M ^a   Verla, Andrew W ^a  

^a MADONNA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Ocimum gratissimum extract; Phenolic content

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL; FREE RADICAL; GALLIC ACID; HYDROXYL RADICAL; METHANOL; NITRIC OXIDE RADICAL; NITRITE; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SUPEROXIDE; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BASIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; OXIDATION; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM;

EID: 78651425229     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/jmpr10.262     Document Type: Article

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