Quantification of total polyphenols, catechin, caffeine, L-theanine, determination of antioxidant activity and effect on antileishmanial drugs of ethiopian tea leaves extracts

Pharmacognosy Research

Volumn 7, Issue , 2015, Pages S7-S14

  Tadesse, Alemu ^a   Hymete, Ariaya ^a   Bekhit, Adnan A ^a   Mohammed, Salahuddin Farooq ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b MIZAN TEPI UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Camellia sinensis; Catechin; L theanine; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; BLACK TEA EXTRACT; CAFFEINE; CATECHIN; GALLIC ACID; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; MILTEFOSINE; POLYPHENOL; STIBOGLUCONATE SODIUM; THEANINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DPPH RADICAL SCAVENGING ASSAY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; EAST AFRICA BLACK TEA; GUMERO TEA; HERBAL TEA; IN VITRO STUDY; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA AETHIOPICA; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WUSHWUSH BLACK TEA; WUSHWUSH GREEN TEA;

EID: 84931069720     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09748490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.157991     Document Type: Article

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