Chemical composition, Brine shrimp toxicity and free-radical scavenging activity of leaf essential oil of Acalypha ornata (Hochst)

Advances in Environmental Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 188-193

  Onocha, Patricia A ^a   Oloyede, Ganiyat K ^a   Olasunkanmi, Gbenga S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

tocopherol; 2; 2 diphenyl 1 picrylhydrazyl radical; Ascorbic acid; Butylatedhydroxylanisole; Free radical; Gas chromatography mass spectroscopy; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACALYPHA; ARTEMIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUPHORBIACEAE;

EID: 80052077313     PISSN: 19950756     EISSN: 19981066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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