Phytochemical and biological studies of Adiantum capillus-veneris L.

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 65-74

  Ibraheim, Zedan Z ^a   Ahmed, Amany S ^a   Gouda, Yaser G ^a  

^a University of Assiut   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Adiantane; Adiantum capillus veneris L.; Anti inflammatory; Filicane triterpenoids; Flavonoids; Hypoglycemic

Indexed keywords

3 METHOXY 4 HYDROXYFILICANE; 3,4 DIHYDROXYFILICANE; ADIANTUM CAPILLUS VENERIS EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; FLAVONOID; HEXANE; ISOADIANTOL B; ISOQUERCITRIN; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; RUTOSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADIANTUM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTIONATION; HETERONUCLEAR MULTIPLE BOND CORRELATION; HETERONUCLEAR SINGLE QUANTUM COHERENCE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 79952696418     PISSN: 13190164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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