Antioxidant and cytotoxic activities and phytochemical analysis of Euphorbia wallichii root extract and its fractions

Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 241-249

  Haq Ihsan, I U ^a   Ullah, Nazif ^a   Bibi, Gulnaz ^a   Kanwal, Simab ^a   Ahmad, Muhammad Sheeraz ^b   Mirza, Bushra ^a  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Cytotoxicity; DNA protection; E. wallichii; Phytochemical analysis

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; EUPHORBIA WALLICHII EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; SULFORHODAMINE B; TANNIN; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DETERMINATION; EUPHORBIA WALLICHII; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; IC 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT;

EID: 84858594976     PISSN: 17350328     EISSN: 17266890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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