Phytochemical assessment and antioxidant activities of alcoholic and aqueous extracts of acacia mearnsii de wild

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 856-861

  Olajuyigbe, O O ^a   Afolayan, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

2 azinobis 3 ethyl benzothiazoline 6 sulfonicacid; Acacia mearnsii extracts 2; Antioxidant activity; Radical scavenging; Reducing power

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); ACACIA MEARNSII EXTRACT; ASCORBIC ACID; BUTYLCRESOL; FLAVANOID; METHANOL; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROANTHOCYANIDIN DERIVATIVE; RUTOSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACACIA MEARNSII; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 80052882330     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2011.856.861     Document Type: Article

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