Total phenolic, total flavonoid content, and antioxidant capacity of the leaves of Meyna spinosa Roxb., an Indian medicinal plant

Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 149-157

  Sen, Saikat ^a   De, Biplab ^b   Devanna, N ^c   Chakraborty, Raja ^a  

^a CES College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b ASSAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c JNTU Oil Technological Research Institute Anantapur   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Flavonoid; Methanol extract; Meyna spinosa; Phenolic

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTIOXIDANT; FLAVONOID; GALLIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; METAL CHELATE; METHANOL; MEYNA SPINOSA EXTRACT; NITRIC OXIDE; PETROLEUM ETHER; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; EX VIVO STUDY; HEMOLYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEYNA SPINOSA; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 84879129565     PISSN: 20956975     EISSN: 18755364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1875-5364(13)60042-4     Document Type: Article

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