Syzygium cumini (pomposia) active principles exhibit potent anticancer and antioxidant activities

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 948-956

  Afify, Abd El Moneim M R ^a   Fayed, Sayed A ^a   Shalaby, Emad A ^a   El Shemy, Hany A ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Anticancer; Antioxidant; Successive extraction; Syzygium cumini

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; CHLOROFORM; ETHER; HEXANE; KAEMPFEROL; KAEMPFEROL 7 O METHYLETHER; SCAVENGER; SITOSTEROL; STEROL DERIVATIVE; SYZYGIUM CUMINI EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; FRUIT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; LEUKEMIA CELL; NONHUMAN; SPECTROSCOPY; SYZYGIUM CUMINI;

EID: 80051615518     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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