Free radical scavenging potential of Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl fruits extract

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 20-26

  Mayakrishnan, Vijayakumar ^a   Veluswamy, Selvi ^b   Sundaram, Krishnakumari Shanmuga ^b   Kannappan, Priya ^c   Abdullah, Noorlidah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE   (India)

^c PSG COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

ABTS; Antioxidant; DPPH; Free radical; Lagenaria siceraria

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE; IRON; LAGENARIA SICERARIA EXTRACT; LINOLEIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; FRUIT; IC 50; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BETA CAROTENE; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CUCURBITACEAE; FRUIT; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PICRATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; SULFONIC ACIDS; THIAZOLES;

EID: 84872450265     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(12)60195-3     Document Type: Article

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