Evaluation of antioxidant activity of Tetracarpidium conophorum (Müll. Arg) Hutch & Dalziel leaves

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Amaeze, O U ^a   Ayoola, G A ^a   Sofidiya, M O ^a   Adepoju Bello, A A ^a   Adegoke, A O ^a   Coker, H A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; ASCORBIC ACIDS; DALZIEL; DRIED LEAVES; ETHANOL-WATER; FERRIC REDUCING ANTIOXIDANT POWER ASSAY; FRESH LEAVES; INHIBITION ACTIVITY; METHANOL EXTRACT; PROANTHOCYANIDINS; REDUCING POWER; SPECTRO-PHOTOMETRIC METHOD; TOTAL PHENOLICS; VITAMIN C; VITAMIN-E; WATER EXTRACTS;

AGENTS; ETHANOL; FLAVONOIDS; FREE RADICALS; KETONES; METHANOL; NITRIC OXIDE; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHENOLS; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; FLAVONOID; IRON; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; RUTOSIDE; TETRACARPIDIUM CONOPHORUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 2,2-DIPHENYL-1-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; PICRIC ACID;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; EUPHORBIA; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; TETRACARPIDIUM CONOPHORUM; WALNUT; CHEMISTRY; EUPHORBIACEAE;

TETRACARPIDIUM CONOPHORUM;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; EUPHORBIACEAE; PICRATES; PLANT LEAVES; VITAMIN E;

EID: 81555195731     PISSN: 19420900     EISSN: 19420994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/976701     Document Type: Article

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