Antioxidant and free radical scavenging activities of ervatamia coronaria stapf. Leaves

Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 119-126

  Gupta, Malaya ^a   Kanti Mazumdar, Upal ^a   Gomathi, Periyasamy ^a   Sambath Kumar, Ramanathan ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; DPPH assay; Ervatamia coronary; Free radical scavenging; Lipid peroxidation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85111602118     PISSN: 17350328     EISSN: 17266890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22037/ijpr.2010.587     Document Type: Article

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