Insecticidal and in vitro antioxidant potency of extracts of Cryptolepis buchanani Roem. & Schult

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 1 A, 2010, Pages 418-425

  Ashwini, S K ^a   Kiran, R ^a   Soumya, K V ^a   Sudharshan, S J ^a   Prashith Kekuda, T R ^a   Vinayaka, K S ^b   Raghavendra, H L ^c  

^a SRNMN College of Applied Sciences   (India)

^b PG Dept of Studies and Research in Applied Botany   (India)

^c KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Cryptolepis buchanani Roem Schult; DPPH radical scavenging assay; Insecticidal activity

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETONE; ALKALOID; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CHLOROFORM; CRYPTOLEPIS BUCHANANI EXTRAC; HYDROXYL RADICAL; INSECTICIDE; IRON; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; REDUCING AGENT; SAPONIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTHROPOD LARVA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOLEPIS; CRYPTOLEPIS BUCHANANI; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; IN VITRO STUDY; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF;

EID: 79952804110     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09754725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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