Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Subject "Antioxidant activity"

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    • Evaluation of the antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of extracts of Mondia whytei roots 

      Mayunzu, Oscar; Shitanda, Douglas; Okalebo, Faith; Simiyu, Lidya (Galati University PressDepartment Of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy, School Of PharmacyKenya Forestry Research Institute,Nairobi, KenyaJomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)
      Extracts of Mondia whytei (M. whytei) root barks were screened for their inhibitory effects against Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) (ATCC 25923), Escherichia coli (E. coli) 0157:H7 (PSSCMI 0032), Bacillus subtilis, ...

    • Free radical scavenging activity, phenolic contents and cytotoxicity of selected Nigerian medicinal plants 

      Awah, FM; Uzoegwu, PN; Ifeonu, P; Oyugi, JO; Rutherford, J; Yao, X; Eze, MO (University of Nairobi,Department of Medical Microbiology-, 2012)
      We investigated the antioxidant ability, phenolic contents and cytotoxic effects of seven widely edible Nigerian medicinal plants, as a means of validating their ethnomedicinal use. Standard antioxidant assays assessed the ...