Inhibitory effects of isoflavones in roots of Astragalus membranaceus BUNGE (Astragali Radix) on lipid peroxidation by reactive oxygen species

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-61

  Toda, Shizuo ^a   Shirataki, Yoshiaki ^b  

^a Kansai College of Oriental Medicine   (Japan)

^b JOSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Astragalus membranaceus BUNGE (Astragali Radix); Calycosin; Formononetin; Isoflavone; Lipid peroxidation

Indexed keywords

AFRORMOSIN; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CALYCOSIN; EDETIC ACID; FORMONONETIN; ISOFLAVONE; MANNITOL; ODORATIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION;

ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS;

EID: 0031885781     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(19980201)12:1<59::AID-PTR182>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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