In vitro antiperoxidative, free radical scavenging and xanthine oxidase inhibitory potentials of ethyl acetate fraction of Saraca ashoka flowers

Natural Product Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 298-309

  Prathapan, A ^a   Lijo Cherian, O ^a   Nampoothiri, Suresh V ^a   Mini, S ^b   Raghu, K G ^a  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

ellagic acid; HPLC; lipid peroxidation; phenolics; xanthine oxidase

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALLOPURINOL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BUTYLCRESOL; ELLAGIC ACID; FREE RADICAL; GALLIC ACID; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LINOLEIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; SARACA ASHOKA EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHINE OXIDASE; XANTHINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SCAVENGER;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; EMULSION; ENZYME INHIBITION; FLOWER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; SARACA ASHOKA; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM;

SARACA;

ACETATES; ANTIOXIDANTS; FLOWERS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

EID: 79551674957     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2010.510472     Document Type: Article

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