Antioxidant activities and triterpenoids isolated from Alternanthera brasiliana (L.) Kuntze leaves

Natural Product Research

Volumn 27, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 1660-1663

  Pereira, D F ^a   Zanon, R B ^a   Dos Santos, M ^a   Boligon, A A ^a   Athayde, M L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

1,1 diphenyl 2 picrylhydrazyl; Alternanthera brasiliana; Antioxidant capacity; Steroids; Total phenolics

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALPHA SPINASTEROL; BUTANOL; DICHLOROMETHANE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; SITOSTEROL; STIGMASTEROL; TRITERPENOID;

ALTERNANTHERA BRASILIANA; AMARANTHACEAE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG ISOLATION; FRACTIONATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PLANT LEAF;

AMARANTHACEAE; ANTIOXIDANTS; PHENOLS; PLANT LEAVES; TRITERPENES;

EID: 84884250972     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2012.750313     Document Type: Article

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