Antioxidant and free radical scavenging effect of Acanthus ilicifolius

Research Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 218-222

  Thirunavukkarasu, P ^a   Ramanathan, T ^a   Shanmugapriya, R ^a   Umamaheswari, G ^a   Renugadevi, G ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

ABTS radical; Acanthus ilicifolius; Hydroxyl radical; India; Nitraxcite radical; Phenolic

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051931423     PISSN: 1815932X     EISSN: 19936079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjasci.2011.218.222     Document Type: Article

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