Assessment of Free Radical Scavenging Potential and Oxidative DNA Damage Preventive Activity of Trachyspermum ammi L. (Carom) and Foeniculum vulgare Mill. (Fennel) Seed Extracts

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Goswami, Nandini ^a   Chatterjee, Sreemoyee ^a  

^a IIS UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETONE; ANTIOXIDANT; FLAVONOID; FOENICULUM VULGARE EXTRACT; FREE RADICAL; METHANOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; TRACHYSPERMUM AMMI EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 2,2-DIPHENYL-1-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; CALF THYMUS DNA; DNA; IRON; PICRIC ACID; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PROTECTIVE AGENT; SCAVENGER;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DNA DAMAGE; DPPH RADICAL SCAVENGING ASSAY; FENNEL; FENTON REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT SEED; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOXHLET EXTRACTION; TRACHYSPERMUM AMMI; ANIMAL; APIACEAE; BOVINE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; FOENICULUM; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

FOENICULUM VULGARE; TRACHYSPERMUM AMMI;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; APIACEAE; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CATTLE; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; FOENICULUM; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; IRON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYTOCHEMICALS; PICRATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SEEDS;

EID: 84930985231     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/582767     Document Type: Article

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