Antioxidant potential, total phenolic and total flavonoids content of various extracts from whole plant of Polycarpaea corymbosa Lam

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 121-124

  Sakthi Abirami, M ^a   Muthuswamy, ^a  

^a MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Flavonoids; P.corymbosa; Phenols

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALCOHOL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; FLAVANOID; MOLYBDIC ACID; PETROLEUM ETHER; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYCARPAEA CORYMBOSA EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARYOPHYLLACEAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SCREENING; POLYCARPAEA CORYMBOSA;

EID: 84885944618     PISSN: 09742441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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