A study on the total phenols content and antioxidant activity of essential oil and different solvent extracts of endemic plant Merremia borneensis

Arabian Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 66-71

  Amzad Hossain, M ^a   Shah, Muhammad Dawood ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; DPPH; Essential oil; Merremia borneensis; Carotene

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ESSENTIAL OILS; OIL SHALE; PHENOLS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; AQUEOUS ETHANOL; CHLOROFORM EXTRACTS; DIFFERENT SOLVENTS; DPPH; MERREMIA BORNEENSIS; REDUCING POWER ASSAYS; TOTAL PHENOLICS;

PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 84920176981     PISSN: 18785352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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