Chemical compositions, α-amylase inhibitory and antioxidant activities of the essential oils from unripe fruit pulp and leaves of syzygium cumini

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 511-514

  Nishandhini, Sivalingam ^a   Sudha, Veerappan ^a   Mallavarapu, Gopal Rao ^b   Murugan, Ramar ^a  

^a SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Essential oil; Syzygium cumini; amylase inhibitory activity; cadinol

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE INHIBITOR; DELTA CADINENE; ESSENTIAL OIL; MYRCENE; PINENE; SESQUITERPENE; SESQUITERPENE DERIVATIVE; SYZYGIUM CUMINI OIL; T CADINOL; TERPENE; TERPENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DPPH RADICAL SCAVENGING ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION ASSAY; FRUIT; FRUIT RIPENING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF;

EID: 84922177972     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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