Ginseng extract scavenges hydroxyl radical and protects unsaturated fatty acids from decomposition caused by iron-mediated lipid peroxidation

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 145-150

  Zhang, Daxian ^a   Yasuda, Tatsuji ^a   Yu, Yingyan ^b   Zheng, Pingdong ^c   Kawabata, Teruyuki ^a   Ma, Yuxiang ^a   Okada, Shigeru ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b 2nd Affil Hosp He Bei Med Coll   (China)

^c Division of Renal Diseases Research   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Fatty acid; Free radicals; Ginseng; Lipid peroxidation; TBARS

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; HYDROXYL RADICAL; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GINSENG; LIPID PEROXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

PANAX GINSENG;

EID: 0030058280     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0891-5849(95)02020-9     Document Type: Article

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