Antioxidant activity and total phenolic and flavonoid content of Astragalus squarrosus Bunge

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 82, 2011, Pages 19176-19180

  Asgarpanah, Jinous ^a   Motamed, Saeed Mohammadi ^a   Farzaneh, Avishan ^a   Ghanizadeh, Bahareh ^a   Tomraee, Simin ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Astragalus squarrosus; Flavonoids; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASTRAGALUS SQUARROSUS EXTRACT; BUTYLCRESOL; FLAVONOID; IRON THIOCYANATE; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; THIOCYANATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTRAGALUS PLANT; ASTRAGALUS SQUARROSUS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; IC 50; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84855787670     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.3073     Document Type: Article

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