Antioxidant activity of constituents from the methanolic extract of Acacia confusa leaves

Taiwan Journal of Forest Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-68

  Lin, Shaw Shien ^a   Shiau, Ing Luen ^b   Chang, Shang Tzen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acacia confusa; Antioxidant activity; Constituents; Leaves

Indexed keywords

ACACIA CONFUSA; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY; ANTIOXIDANT COMPOUNDS; CONSTITUENTS; ETHYL ACETATES; GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; IN-VITRO ASSAYS; LEAF EXTRACTS; LEAVES; METHANOLIC EXTRACTS; METHYL ESTERS; METHYL ETHERS; MYRICETIN; SCAVENGING ACTIVITIES; SUPEROXIDE RADICAL; TROLOX EQUIVALENT ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITIES;

ESTERS; ETHERS; FATTY ACIDS; FREE RADICALS; OXYGEN;

PHENOLS;

ACACIA; ACACIA CONFUSA;

EID: 79953198629     PISSN: 10264469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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