Determination of antioxidant and antimutagenic activities of Phlomis armeniaca and Mentha pulegium

Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 36-40

  Yumrutas, Onder ^a   Saygideger, Saadet D ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antioxidant antimutagenic activity; Flavonoid; Flavonol; Mentha pulegium; Phenolic compounds; Phlomis armeniaca

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875883635     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22313354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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