Evaluation of radical scavenging potential and total phenol content in Woodfordia fruticosa from different altitudes

Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-22

  Chaturvedi, Palak Akshyesh ^a   Ghatak, Arindam Alok ^a   Desai, Neetin Shivajirao ^a  

^a D Y PATIL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; DPPH free radical scavenging activity; Reverse Phase High performance liquid chromatography; Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances; Total phenolic content; Woodfordia fruticosa

Indexed keywords

EID: 83455235455     PISSN: 09717811     EISSN: 09741275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13562-011-0066-1     Document Type: Article

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