Phytochemical analysis, hepatoprotective and antioxidant activity of Alchornea cordifolia methanol leaf extract on carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatic damage in rats

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 289-293

  Osadebe, Patience O ^a   Okoye, Festus B C ^a   Uzor, Philip F ^a   Nnamani, Nneka R ^a   Adiele, Ijeoma E ^a   Obiano, Nkemakonam C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Alchornea cordifolia; Antioxidant; Carbon tetrachloride; DPPH model; Hepatoprotective; Phytochemical analysis

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCHORNEA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALKALOID; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; CHLOROFORM; FLAVONOID; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; SILYMARIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALCHORNEA CORDIFOLIA; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUPHORBIACEAE; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; EUPHORBIACEAE; FEMALE; MALE; METHANOL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84858784707     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(12)60041-8     Document Type: Article

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