Free radical scavenging activity, phenolic contents and phytochemical evaluation of different extracts of stem bark of butea monosperma (Lam.) kuntze

Frontiers in Life Science

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 107-116

  Salar, Raj Kumar ^a   Seasotiya, Leena ^a  

^a CHAUDHARY DEVI LAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Butea monosperma; EPR spectroscopy; Free radical; Phytochemical profile; Spin trap

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872128200     PISSN: 21553769     EISSN: 21553777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21553769.2011.635813     Document Type: Article

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