Oxygen free radical scavenging abilities of vitamins C and E, and a grape seed proanthocyanidin extract in vitro

Research Communications in Molecular Pathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 179-189

  Bagchi, D ^a   Garg, A ^a   Krohn, R L ^a   Bagchi, M ^a   Tran, M X ^a   Stohs, S J ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; CYTOCHROME C; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MANNITOL; OXYGEN RADICAL; PLANT EXTRACT; PROANTHOCYANIDIN DERIVATIVE; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CYTOTOXICITY; HERBAL MEDICINE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTHOCYANINS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; CYTOCHROME C GROUP; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FRUIT; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MANNITOL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROANTHOCYANIDINS; SEEDS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDES; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0030956480     PISSN: 10780297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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