Estimation of total phenolic content, in-vitro antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity of flowers of Moringa oleifera

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 623-627

  Alhakmani, Fatma ^a   Kumar, Sokindra ^b   Khan, Shah Alam ^a  

^a OMAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Oman)

^b RV Northland Institute of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory activity; Antioxidant; DPPH; Total phenolic content

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALCOHOL; ALKALOID; ASCORBIC ACID; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; FLAVONOID; GALLIC ACID; MORINGA OLEIFERA EXTRACT; PHENOL; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; FLOWER; IN VITRO STUDY; MORINGA OLEIFERA; OMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT; DPPH; TOTAL PHENOLIC CONTENT;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; FLOWERS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; MORINGA OLEIFERA; OMAN; PHENOLS; PICRATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET;

EID: 84884328048     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(13)60126-4     Document Type: Article

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