Antioxidant activity and cytotoxicity effect of flavonoids isolated from athrixia phylicoides

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 4, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 2584-2587

  Mavundza, E J ^a   Tshikalange, T E ^a   Lall, N ^a   Hussein, A A ^a   Mudau, F N ^b   Meyer, J J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

2,2 diphenyl 1 picrylhydrazyl; Antioxidant activity; Athrixia phylicoides; Cytotoxicity; Flavonoids; Vero cells

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 3 O DEMETHYLDIGICITRIN; 5 HYDROXY 6,7,8,3',4',5' HEXAMETHOXYFLAVON 3 OL; FLAVONOID; QUERCETIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATHRIXIA PHYLICOIDES; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FRACTIONATION; IC 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; VERO CELL;

ATHRIXIA;

EID: 78651468143     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/jmpr10.823     Document Type: Article

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