In vitro and in vivo antioxidant and toxicity evaluation of different fractions of oxalis corniculata linn

Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 337-348

  Badrul Alam, M ^a   Sarowar Hossain, M ^a   Chowdhury, Nargis Sultana ^a   Ehsanul Haque Mazumder, M ^b   Ekramul Haque, M ^c   Islam, Anwarul ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

^c BRAC UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^d Department of Business Administration   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzyme; Free radical; Oxalis corniculata; Phenolic content

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CATALASE; DICHLOROMETHANE; FLAVONOID; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; NITRIC OXIDE; OXALIS CORNICULATA EXTRACT; PENICILLAMINE; PEROXYNITRITE; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINCRISTINE SULFATE; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREEPING PLANT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LETHALITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXALIS CORNICULATA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 79955939507     PISSN: 1816496X     EISSN: 2152100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jpt.2011.337.348     Document Type: Article

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