Antioxidant activity, genotoxicity and cytotoxicity evaluation of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) ethanolic extract: Its potential role in neuroprotection

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 26-34

  Kamdem, Jean Paul ^a,e   Adeniran, Adekunle ^b   Boligon, Aline Augusti ^a   Klimaczewski, Claudia Vargas ^a   Elekofehinti, Olusola Olalekan ^c   Hassan, Waseem ^d   Ibrahim, Mohammed ^f   Waczuk, Emily Pansera ^a   Meinerz, Daiane Francine ^a   Athayde, Margareth Linde ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^c ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^f ABDUL WALI KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Iron chelation; Leukocytes; Melissa officinalis; Oxidative stress; Polyphenolics compounds

Indexed keywords

1 ,10-PHENANTHROLINE; ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; IRON CHELATION; LEUKOCYTES; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; NATURAL ANTIOXIDANTS; PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; POLYPHENOLICS;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CHELATION; CYTOTOXICITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYPHENOLIC COMPOUNDS;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

ANTIOXIDANT; BRAIN; CHELATION; DICOTYLEDON; ETHANOL; GENOTOXICITY; INHIBITION; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT EXTRACT; RADICAL; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY);

EID: 84884271559     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2013.08.056     Document Type: Article

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