Estimation of phytochemical content and antioxidant activity of some selected traditional Indian medicinal plants

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 146-151

  Rajurkar, Nilima ^a   Hande, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

Author keywords

ABTS; Antioxidant activity; DPPH; FRAP; medicinal plants; phenolic content; proximate composition

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; LIPID; METHANOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; WAX;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASH; INDIAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT FIBER; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 84856118757     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.91574     Document Type: Article

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