In-vitro antioxidant and anti-tyrosinase activity of methanol extracts from Crocus sativus flowers

Pharmacologyonline

Volumn 3, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-11

  Sariri, Reyhaneh ^a   Sabbaghzadeh, Reyhaneh ^b   Poumohamad, Forough ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Tarbiat Moalem University of Sabzevar   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Crocus sativus flowers; Saffron; Tyrosinase inhibition

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); ASCORBIC ACID; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; GALLIC ACID; MAGNOLIA DENUDATE EXTRACT; METHANOL; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WISTERIA FLORIBUNDA EXTRACT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY;

EID: 84856204637     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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