Antiradical activity of medicinally important Morinda pubescens fruits

International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Nivas, Desai ^a   Gaikwad, D K ^a   Chavan, P D ^a  

^a SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antiradical activity; Fruits; Morinda pubescens

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; METHANOL; MORINDA PUBESCENS EXTRACT; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; MORINDA; MORINDA PUBESCENS; OXIDATION KINETICS;

EID: 84455168808     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09756299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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