Phytochemical composition, antioxidant and xanthine oxidase inhibitory activities of Amaranthus cruentus L. and Amaranthus hybridus L. Extracts

Pharmaceuticals

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 613-628

  Nana, Fernand W ^a   Hilou, Adama ^a   Millogo, Jeanne F ^a   Nacoulma, Odile G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Amaranthus; Antioxidant; Betalain; Nutraceutical; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

AMARANTH; AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS EXTRACT; AMARANTHUS HYBRIDUS EXTRACT; ANTIOXIDANT; BETACYANIN; BETALAIN; DRUG METABOLITE; FLAVONOID; GALLIC ACID; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; QUERCETIN; SAPONIN; STEROID; TANNIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS; AMARANTHUS HYBRIDUS; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG SCREENING; DRY WEIGHT; ENZYME INHIBITION; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 84863628100     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14248247     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ph5060613     Document Type: Article

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