Free radical scavenging activity of hydroalcoholic extracts of dried flowers of Nymphaea stellata Willd

International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Rakesh, Sachin Uttam ^a   Patil, Priyanka R ^b   Salunkhe, V R ^c  

^a College of Pharmacy ^*  (India)

^b DR BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR MARATHWADA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Govt College of Pharmacy Karad   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; DPPH; Free radical; Nymphaea stellata

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; IRON CHELATING AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM; NYMPHAEA STELLATA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RIBOFLAVIN; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; FLOWER; GLYCATION; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRON CHELATION; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM TEST; NYMPHAEA; NYMPHAEA STELLATA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; WILD PLANT;

EID: 84055178772     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09756299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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