Phytochemical investigation and biological studies of Bombax malabaricum flowers

Natural Product Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 141-151

  El Hagrassi, Ali M ^a   Ali, Mamdouh M ^a   Osman, Abeer F ^a   Shaaban, Mohamed ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

antimicrobial activities; antioxidant; Bombax malabaricum; flavonoids; GLC; LD50

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMYRIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; APIGENIN; APIGETRIN; BOMBAX MALABARICUM EXTRACT; CAMPESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACID; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; FLUCONAZOLE; HEXANE; HYDROCARBON; ISOVITEXIN; LINARIN; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONARIN; STIGMASTEROL; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VICENIN 2; XANTHOMICROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BOMBAX; BOMBAX MALABARICUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STRUCTURE; FEMALE; FLOWER; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BOMBAX; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FLOWERS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET;

BOMBAX MALABARICUM;

EID: 78951486715     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2010.518146     Document Type: Article

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