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Title:

Antioxidant and vasorelaxant activities of the Turraeanthus africanus methanol extract

Document type:
Article
Author(s):
Dongmo, AB; Dzikouk, GD; Massoma, DL; Nguelefak, TB; Vardamides, CJ; Kamanyi, A; Vierling, W
Abstract:
The present studies evaluate the antioxidant and vasorelaxant activities of the methanol stem bark extract of Turraeanthus africanus (Welw.) Pellegr. (Meliaceae). The antioxidant property investigated through the DPPH scavenging activity showed that the methanol extract from the stem bark of T africanus was active with an inhibition rate of 72.47% at 500 mu g/mL and IC50 of 29.2 mu g/mL. This extract (0.1-700 mu g/mL) induced a concentration-dependent relaxation of guinea-pig aortic rings precon...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Pharm Biol
Year:
2009
Journal volume:
47
Journal issue:
12
Pages contribution:
1123-1129
Language:
eng
Print-ISSN:
0553-9323
TUM Institution:
Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie
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