In vitro antioxidant activity of extracts from the leaves of Hura crepitans (Euphorbiaceae) - A comparison of two assay methods

Cell Membranes and Free Radical Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 133-138

  Oloyede, Ganiyat K ^a   Olatinwo, Mutairu B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b Department of Chemistry   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

2,2 Diphenylpicrylhydrazyl; Antioxidant; Euphorbiaceae; Hura crepitans; Hydrogen peroxide; UV Visible

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BUTANOL; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; EUPHORBIA EXTRACT; FREE RADICAL; HEXANE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; SCAVENGER;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUPHORBIA; HURA CREPITANS; IN VITRO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PHOTOMETRY; STANDARD; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EUPHORBIACEAE; HURA; HURA CREPITANS;

EID: 80053978249     PISSN: 1308416X     EISSN: 13084178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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