Phytochemical studies on Azolla pinnata R. Br., Marsilea minuta L. and Salvinia molesta Mitch

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 1, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Mithraja, Muraleedharannair Jalajakumari ^a   Johnson, Marimuthu ^a,b   Mahesh, Mony ^a   Paul, Zachariah Miller ^a   Jeeva, Solomon ^a  

^a NESAMONY MEMORIAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE   (India)

^b ST XAVIER S COLLEGE AUTONOMOUS   (India)

Author keywords

Azolla pinnata; Bioactive compound; Marsilea minuta; Phytochemical property; Phytoprofile; Salvinia molesta; Secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ALCOHOL; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; BENZENE; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CHLOROFORM; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PETROLEUM ETHER; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOSTEROL; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; WATER; XANTHOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; AZOLLA PINNATA; DRUG SCREENING; FERN; INDIA; MARSILEA; MARSILEA MINUTA; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALVINIA MOLESTA;

AZOLLA PINNATA; MARSILEA MINUTA; SALVINIA MOLESTA;

EID: 84863393211     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(11)60116-0     Document Type: Article

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