The antioxidant activity of wild medlar (Mespilus germanica L.) fruit, stem bark and leaf

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 283-289

  Nabavi, Seyed Fazel ^a   Nabavi, Seyed Mohammad ^a   Ebrahimzadeh, Mohammad Ali ^a   Asgarirad, Hossein ^a  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Flavonoids contents; Free radical scavenging; Medlar; Mespilus germanica; Phenolic contents

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; FERROUS ION; FLAVONOID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MESPILUS GERMATICA EXTRACT; METHANOL; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BARK; CHELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACTION; FRUIT; IC 50; MESPILUS GERMATICA; NONHUMAN; PEROXIDATION; PLANT LEAF; ROSACEAE;

MESPILUS GERMANICA;

EID: 79251509618     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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