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Research Article

Evaluation of the antioxidant activity of several naturally occurring coumarins and their synthesized analogues by “ferric reducing antioxidant power” assay

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Pages 49-54 | Received 10 Oct 2012, Accepted 25 Nov 2012, Published online: 28 Jan 2013

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