Phytochemical screening and antioxidant capacity of the aerial parts of Thymelaea hirsuta L.

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 104-109

  Amari, Nesrine Ouda ^a   Bouzouina, Mohamed ^a   Berkani, Abdellah ^a   Lotmani, Brahim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOSTAGANEM   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Flavonoids; Phytochemicals; Thymelaea hirsuta; Total phenolics

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); ALKALOID; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ANTIOXIDANT; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; THYMELAEA HIRSUTA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGERIA; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG SCREENING; FLOWER; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMELAEA HIRSUTA; THYMELAEACEAE;

EID: 84886669906     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(14)60324-8     Document Type: Article

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