A comparative study on antioxidant activity of ten different parts of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 2454-2461

  Wu, Yan Bin ^a   Zheng, Li Jun ^a   Yi, Jun ^b   Wu, Jian Guo ^a   Tan, Chun Jiang ^a   Chen, Ti Qiang ^c   Wu, Jin Zhong ^a   Wong, Ka Hing ^d  

^a FUJIAN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b Fujian Institute of Education   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^d HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Louts (Nelumbo nucifera); Total flavonoid content; Total phenolic content; Total proanthocyanidin content

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BUTYLCRESOL; CATECHIN; FLAVONOID; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NELUMBO NUCIFERA EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROANTHOCYANIDIN;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG SCREENING; EPICARP; FLOWER; FLOWER RECEPTACLE; IN VITRO STUDY; NELUMBO NUCIFERA; NONHUMAN; PETIOLE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; PLANT STRUCTURES; RHIZOME; STAMEN;

EID: 84055217720     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJPP11.352     Document Type: Article

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