Radical scavenging and antioxidant activity of hibiscus rosasinensis extract

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 2027-2034

  Mandade, Rajesh ^a   Sreenivas, S A ^b   Sakarkar, D M ^a   Choudhury, Avijit ^c  

^a SN Institute of Pharmacy   (India)

^b Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmacy   (India)

^c Shree Dhanvantary Pharmaceutical Analysis and Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Free radical scavenging activity; Hibiscus rosasinensis

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; BUTYLCRESOL; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL; FREE RADICAL; HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS EXTRACT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON COMPLEX; IRON THIOCYANATE; LINOLEIC ACID; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PROANTHOCYANDIN; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMULSION; HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RIBOFLAVIN METHIONINE ILLUMINATE SYSTEM;

EID: 81155139176     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJPP11.522     Document Type: Article

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