Evaluation of superoxide anion radical scavenging activity of shikonin by electron spin resonance

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 174, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 133-139

  Sekine, Takashi ^a   Masumizu, Toshiki ^b   Maitani, Yoshie ^c   Nagai, Tsuneji ^c  

^a TSUMURA AND CO   (Japan)

^b JEOL LTD   (Japan)

^c HOSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkannin; ESR; Semiquinone radical; Shikonin; Superoxide anion radical; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

ALKANNIN; COLORING AGENT; RADICAL; SCAVENGER; SEMIQUINONE; SHIKONIN; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031792333     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(98)00256-7     Document Type: Article

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