Free radical scavenging and antibacterial activity of crude extracts from selected plants of medicinal value used in Zululand

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 38-42

  Muleya, E ^a   Ahmed, A S ^b   Sipamla, A M ^a   Mtunzi, F M ^a  

^a VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

15 soybean lipoxygenase (15 LOX); 2, 2 azinobis (3 ethylbenzothiazoline) 6 sulfonic acid; 2, 2 di (4 tert octylphenyl) 1 picrylhydrazyl; DPPH; MIC; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Reactive oxygen species; ROS and reactive nitrogen species RNS

Indexed keywords

2, 2 AZINOBIS (3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE) 6 SULFONIC ACID; 2, 2 DI (4 TERTOCTYLPHENYL) 1PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ARACHIDONATE 15 LIPOXYGENASE; BERKHEYA SETIFERA EXTRACT; CARISSA BISPINOSA EXTRACT; FREE RADICAL; LEDEBOURIA REVOLUTA EXTRACT; LINOLEIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXTRACTION AND EXTRACTS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGING ASSAY; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PAKISTAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 84904973533     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2014.38.42     Document Type: Article

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