Phytochemical and antioxidant investigations of a Clausena anisata hook, a South African medicinal plant

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 28-37

  Lawal, I O ^a   Grierson, D S ^a   Afolayan, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Clausena anisata phytochemical contents; Solvent extraction antiradical

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; CLAUSENA ANISATA EXTRACT; DICHLOROMETHANE; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROANTHOCYANIDIN DERIVATIVE; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; CLAUSENA ANISATA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; IC50; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RUTACEAE; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84923902475     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v12i1.5     Document Type: Article

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