In Vitro Antioxidant Properties, HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase and Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Effects of Traditional Herbal Preparations Sold in South Africa

In Vitro Antioxidant Properties, HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase and Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Effects of Traditional Herbal Preparations Sold in South Africa

The antioxidant potentials for fourteen multipurpose traditional herbal preparations sold in South Africa were determined using the DPPH radical scavenging, ferric reducing power and β-carotene-linoleic acid model system, the anti-HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) enzyme inhibitory effects using an E...

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Main Authors: Johannes Van Staden, Jeffrey F. Finnie, Ashwell R. Ndhlala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-10-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
acetylcholinesterase
antioxidant
free radicals
herbal products
reverse transcriptase
traditional medicine
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/15/10/6888/

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