Antioxidant and cytotoxic flavonols from Calotropis procera

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 66, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 547-554

  Mohamed, Mona A ^a   Hamed, Manal M ^a   Ahmed, Wafaa S ^b   Abdou, Allia M ^a  

^a THEODOR BILHARZ RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

^b SHAQRA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Calotropis procera; Flavonols

Indexed keywords

ARTEMIA; CALOTROPIS; CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA; CALOTROPIS PROCERA; CINNA;

EID: 84855367937     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2011-11-1203     Document Type: Article

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