Antioxidant and antidiabetic potential of Malaysian Uncaria

Research Journal of Medicinal Plant

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 587-595

  Ahmad, R ^a   Hashim, H M ^a   Noor, Z M ^a   Ismail, N H ^a   Salim, Y ^a   Lajis, N H ^b   Shaari, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

A glucosidase inhibition; Antidiabetic; Antioxidant; Radical scavenging activities; Total phenolic content; Uncaria

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; FLAVONOID; FREE RADICAL; GALLIC ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; UNCARIA ACIDA EXTRACT; UNCARIA CALLOPHYLLA EXTRACT; UNCARIA CORDATA EXTRACT; UNCARIA LONGIFLORA EXTRACT; UNCARIA LUCIDA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME INHIBITION; IC 50; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; UNCARIA; UNCARIA ACIDA; UNCARIA CALLOPHYLLA; UNCARIA CORDATA; UNCARIA LONGIFLORA; UNCARIA LUCIDA;

PTEROPODA; UNCARIA;

EID: 79958815926     PISSN: 18193455     EISSN: 21517924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjmp.2011.587.595     Document Type: Article

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