Antioxidant activity of the microalga Spirulina maxima

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1075-1079

  Miranda, M S ^a   Cintra, R G ^b   Barros, S B M ^b   Mancini Filho, J ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Microalgae; Phenolic compounds; Spirulina maxima; Tocopherol; Carotene

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; NATURAL PRODUCT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; ALGA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TISSUE HOMOGENATE;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; SPIRULINA; SPIRULINA MAXIMA;

EID: 0031689251     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X1998000800007     Document Type: Article

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