Assessment of the polyphenolic content, free radical scavenging, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial activities of acetone and aqueous extracts of Lippia javanica (Burm.F.) spreng

Pharmacognosy Magazine

Volumn 12, Issue 46, 2016, Pages S353-S362

  Asowata Ayodele, Abiola M ^a   Otunola, Gloria A ^a   Afolayan, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory properties; antimicrobial; antioxidant activities; Lippia javanica; membrane stability; protein denaturation

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL; FREE RADICAL; LIPPIA JAVANICA EXTRACT; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABTS RADICAL SCAVENGING ASSAY; AGAR DIFFUSION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ASSAY; ARTHRODERMA GYPSEUM; ARTHRODERMA OTAE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BROTH DILUTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DPPH RADICAL SCAVENGING ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERRIC REDUCING ANTIOXIDANT POWER ASSAY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SCAVENGING ASSAY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPPIA; LIPPIA JAVANICA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; NITRIC OXIDE SCAVENGING ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM AURANTIOGRISEUM; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PHOSPHOMOLYBDATE ASSAY; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN DENATURATION; RAT; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON MUCOIDES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS;

EID: 85007328208     PISSN: 09731296     EISSN: 09764062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.185770     Document Type: Article

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