Sodium metabisulfite-induced polymerization of sickle cell hemoglobin incubated in the extracts of three medicinal plants (Anacardium occidentale, Psidium guajava, and Terminalia catappa)

Pharmacognosy Magazine

Volumn 7, Issue 26, 2011, Pages 126-132

  Chikezie, Paul Chidoka ^a  

^a IMO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

A. occidentale; DeoxyHbS; P. guajava; Polymerization; T. catappa

Indexed keywords

ANACARDIC ACID; ANTISICKLING AGENT; GUAVA EXTRACT; HEMOGLOBIN S; PLANT EXTRACT; SODIUM METABISULFITE; TERMINALIA CATAPPA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASHEW NUT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; ERYTHROCYTE; GUAVA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TERMINALIA CATAPPA;

EID: 79956148544     PISSN: 09731296     EISSN: 09764062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.80670     Document Type: Article

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