Preliminary phytochemical screening, in-vitro antioxidant and cytotoxic activity of five different extracts of Moringa oleifera leaf

Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 65-68

  Shahriar, Mohammad ^a   Hossain, Md Ismail ^a   Bahar, Abu Nizam Md ^a   Akhter, Sadika ^a   Haque, Md Aminul ^a   Bhuiyan, Mohiuddin Ahmed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ASIA PACIFIC   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Antioxidative activities; Brine shrimp lethality bioassay; DPPH; Phytochemical screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876034478     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22313354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7324/JAPS.2012.2510     Document Type: Article

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