Antioxidant properties, total phenolic, total carotenoid and chlorophyll content of anatomical parts of Hypericum foliosum

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1930-1940

  Rainha, Nuno ^a   Lima, Elisabete ^a   Baptista, José ^a   Rodrigues, Carolina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

BSA oxidative damage assay; DPPH radical scavenging activity carotene; Hypericum foliosum aiton; Linoleic acid Assay; Metal chelating activity; Reducing power assay; Superoxide anion activity; Total phenolic content

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; HYPERICUM FOLIOSUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOWER; HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM FOLIOSUM; IRON CHELATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

HYPERICUM;

EID: 84860389032     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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