Electron spin resonance spectroscopic measurement of antioxidant activity of organic solvent extracts derived from the methanolic extracts of Sri Lankan thebu leaves (Costus speciosus)

Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 183-190

  Samarakoon, Kalpa W ^a,b   Chaminda Lakmal, H H ^a,b   Kim, Seo Young ^a   Jeon, You Jin ^a  

^a Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Costus speciosus; Electron spin resonance; Medicinal plants; Thebu leaves

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908003603     PISSN: 13914588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4038/jnsfsr.v42i3.7394     Document Type: Article

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