Antioxidant activities of phenolic components from various plants of Desmodium species

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 468-476

  Tsai, Jen Chieh ^a   Huang, Guan Jhong ^a   Chiu, Tai Hui ^a   Huang, Shyh Shyun ^a   Huang, Shun Chieh ^a   Huang, Tai Hung ^a   Lai, Shang Chih ^b   Lee, Chao Ying ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Chlorogenic acid; Desmodium; Vitexin

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); ASCORBIC ACID; CATECHIN; CHLOROGENIC ACID; DESMODIUM GANGETICUM EXTRACT; DESMODIUM HETEROCARPON EXTRACT; DESMODIUM INTORTUM EXTRACT; DESMODIUM MICROPHYLLUM EXTRACT; DESMODIUM RENIFOLIUM EXTRACT; DESMODIUM SCORPIURUS EXTRACT; DESMODIUM SEQUAX EXTRACT; DESMODIUM TORTUOSUM EXTRACT; DESMODIUM TRIFLORUM EXTRACT; DESMODIUM UNCINATUM EXTRACT; FERRIC REDUCING ANTIOXIDANT POWER; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; RUTOSIDE; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITEXIN;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COLORIMETRY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DESMODIUM; DESMODIUM GANGETICUM; DESMODIUM HETEROCARPON; DESMODIUM INTORTUM; DESMODIUM MICROPHYLLUM; DESMODIUM RENIFOLIUM; DESMODIUM SCORPIURUS; DESMODIUM SEQUAX; DESMODIUM TORTUOSUM; DESMODIUM TRIFLORUM; DESMODIUM UNCINATUM; DRUG ISOLATION; DRY WEIGHT; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IC 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; TAIWAN;

EID: 80053948217     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJPP11.059     Document Type: Article

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