Evaluation of in-vitro antioxidant activities of methanol extracts of Persea americana and Cnidosculus aconitifolius

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1074-1077

  Asaolu, M F ^a   Asaolu, S S ^a   Fakunle, J B ^b   Emman Okon, B O ^b   Ajayi, E O ^b   Togun, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADO EKITI   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activities; Methanol extracts; Phytochemical screening; Radical scavenging activity

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALKALOID; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CARDENOLIDE DERIVATIVE; CNIDOSCULOUS ACONITIFOLIUS EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PERSEA AMERICANA EXTRACT; PHENOL; PHLOBATANNIN DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; STEROID; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TRITERPENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AVOCADO; CNIDOSCULOUS ACONITIFOLIUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; SCAVENGING SYSTEM;

CNIDOSCULUS; PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 79251520952     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2010.1074.1077     Document Type: Article

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