Analysis of phenolic and flavonoid contents, and the anti-oxidative potential and lipid peroxidation inhibitory activity of methanolic extract of Carissa opaca roots and its fractions in different solvents

Antioxidants

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 671-683

  Ahmed, Dildar ^a   Fatima, Khaizran ^a   Saeed, Ramsha ^a  

^a FORMAN CHRISTIAN COLLEGE A CHARTERED UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Carissa opaca; Flavonoids; Phenolics; Roots

Indexed keywords

EID: 84981159057     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20763921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/antiox3040671     Document Type: Article

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