Phytochemical, antioxidant and anti-α-glucosidase activity evaluations of Bergenia cordifolia

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 908-914

  Roselli, Mariagrazia ^a   Lentini, Giovanni ^a   Habtemariam, Solomon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

(+) catechin gallates; 1,2,4,6 tetra O galloyl d glucopyranoside; anti glucosidase; anticholinesterase; antioxidant; Bergenia cordifolia; Saxifragaceae

Indexed keywords

1,2,4,6 TETRA O GALLOYL BETA DEXTRO GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; ANTIOXIDANT; BERGENIA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; CATECHIN 3 O GALLATE; CATECHIN 3,5 DI O GALLATE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BERGENIA CORDIFOLIA; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SAXIFRAGACEAE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CATECHIN; CHOLINESTERASES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PICRATES; PLANT LEAVES; RHIZOME; SAXIFRAGACEAE; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

BERGENIA CORDIFOLIA; SAXIFRAGACEAE; TETRA;

EID: 84861803291     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3655     Document Type: Article

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