Antioxidant and anti-lipoxygenase activities of extracts from different parts of Lavatera cretica L. grown in Algarve (Portugal)

Pharmacognosy Magazine

Volumn 11, Issue 41, 2015, Pages 48-54

  Ben Nasr, Soumeya ^a,b   Aazza, Smail ^a   Mnif, Wissem ^b,c   Da Graça Costa Miguel, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b Biotechpole Sidi Thabet   (Tunisia)

^c KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; antioxidant; Cornish mallow; extracts Lavatera cretica

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ARACHIDONATE 5 LIPOXYGENASE; FLAVONOID; FLOWER EXTRACT; FREE RADICAL; GALLIC ACID; LAVATERA CRETICA EXTRACT; LIPOXYGENASE; MALONALDEHYDE; METAL ION; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ASSAY; ARTICLE; BRACT; CATALYSIS; CHELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FLOWER; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGING ASSAY; IC50; IN VITRO STUDY; LAVATERA CRETICA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALVA; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; PORTUGAL; SEPAL;

EID: 84922156592     PISSN: 09731296     EISSN: 09764062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.149743     Document Type: Article

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