Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities of methanolic extracts from Jatropha curcas Linn

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-57

  Oskoueian, Ehsan ^a   Abdullah, Norhani ^a   Saad, Wan Zuhainis ^a   Omar, Abdul Rahman ^a   Ahmad, Syahida ^a   Kuan, Wen Bin ^a   Zolkifli, Nor Azlina ^a   Hendra, Rudi ^a   Ho, Yin Wan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Antioxidant; Cytotoxicity; Jatropha curcas Linn.; Phytochemicals

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; JATROPHA CURCAS EXTRACT; LATEX; METHANOL; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; TAMOXIFEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA CELL; CELL STRAIN HT29; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER CELL; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT;

JATROPHA CURCAS;

EID: 79551700126     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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