Maltol, an antioxidant component of Korean red ginseng, shows little prooxidant activity

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 112-115

  Suh, Dae Yeon ^a   Han, Yong Nam ^a   Han, Byung Hoon ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Bleomycin assay; Deoxyribose method; Maltol; Prooxidant activity

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BLEOMYCIN; MALTOL; PYROGALLOL;

ARTICLE; DNA DEGRADATION; GINSENG; OXIDATION; REDUCTION;

EID: 0030423083     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02976844     Document Type: Article

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