Antioxidant activity, phenol and flavonoid content of some less known medicinal plants of Assam

International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 383-388

  Saikia, L R ^a   Upadhyaya, Sristisri ^a  

^a DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Flavonoid; Medicinal plants; Phenol

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ASCORBIC ACID; CATECHOL; CROTON TIGLIUM EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; GOMPHRENA GLOBOSA EXTRACT; MORINGA OLEIFERA EXTRACT; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYGONUM MICROCEPHALUM EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROTON; CROTON TIGLIUM; DRUG DETERMINATION; GOMPHRENA GLOBOSA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORINGA OLEIFERA; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM MICROCEPHALUM; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

CROTON TIGLIUM; GOMPHRENA GLOBOSA; MORINGA OLEIFERA; POLYGONUM;

EID: 84255178830     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09756299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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