Studies on in vitro free radical scavenging activity of BIXA Orellana L. Bark extract

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 719-726

  Aseervatham, Smilin Bell ^a   Sasikumar, J M ^a   Kumar, Dhanananajay ^b  

^a KARPAGAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

ABTS; Antioxidant activity; Bixa orellana; DPPH; Nitric oxide scavenging activity; Reducing capacity

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ASCORBIC ACID; BIXA ORELLANA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL GROUP; HYDROXYL ION; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BARK; BIXA ORELLANA; DECOLORIZATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION;

EID: 84859937524     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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