Photochemical targeted drug delivery of liposomal membrane embedded photoreceptor hypericin

Journal of Medicinal Plant Research

Volumn 5, Issue 27, 2011, Pages 6381-6392

  Shaban, M ^a   Ali, M F ^b   Gaber, Mohamed H ^c  

^a HIGHER INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Hypericin; Liposome; Oxytetracyclin drug; Photoreceptor and alpha tocopherol (vitamin E)

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; FREE RADICAL; HYPERICIN; LIPOSOME; OXYTETRACYCLINE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIODE LASER; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG TARGETING; IN VITRO STUDY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 82855167298     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/JMPR11.1583     Document Type: Article

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