Free radical scavenging activity of some fungi indigenous to Tanzania

Tanzania Journal of Health Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Masalu, Rose J ^a   Hosea, Ken M ^a   Malendeja, Sylives ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Brine shrimp; Candida tropicalis; Fungi; Lactarius volemoides; Pichia guilliermondii; Tanzania; Termitomyces microcarpus

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ASCOMYCETE EXTRACT; ASCORBIC ACID; CANDIDA MIOMBOENSIS EXTRACT; CANDIDA SYMOENSII EXTRACT; CANDIDA TROPICALIS EXTRACT; FUNGAL EXTRACT; LACTARIUS MEDUSA EXTRACT; LACTARIUS TANZANICUS EXTRACT; LACTARIUS VOLEMOIDES EXTRACT; PICHIA GUILLIERMONDII EXTRACT; TERMITOMYCES MICROCARPUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZYGOMYCETE EXTRACT;

ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BASIDIOMYCETES; BRINE SHRIMP TEST; CANDIDA; CANDIDA MIOMBOENSIS; CANDIDA SYMOENSII; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGING ACTIVITY; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LACTARIUS MEDUSA; LACTARIUS TANZANICUS; LACTARIUS VOLEMOIDES; LC 50; MEDIAN EFFECTIVE CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PICHIA GUILLIERMONDII; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TERMITOMYCES; TERMITOMYCES MICROCARPUS; TOXICITY TESTING; WILD SPECIES; ZYGOMYCETES;

EID: 84856274251     PISSN: 18216404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/thrb.v14i1.6     Document Type: Article

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