Evaluation of in vitro antioxidant activity in the traditional medicinal shrub of western districts of Tamilnadu, India, Acalypha fruticosa Forssk. (Euphorbiaceae)

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2012, Pages

  Thambiraj, J ^a   Paulsamy, S ^a   Sevukaperumal, R ^b  

^a KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE   (India)

^b AYYA NADAR JANAKI AMMAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Acalypha fruticosa; Antioxidant activity; In vitro; Leaf methanol extract

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACALYPHA FRUTICOSA EXTRACT; BUTYLCRESOL; FREE RADICAL; HYDROXYL RADICAL; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACALYPHA FRUTICOSA; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUPHORBIACEAE; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; INDIA; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHRUB; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 84862224874     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(12)60142-7     Document Type: Article

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