(+)-Catechin prevents human plasma oxidation

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 435-441

  Lotito, Silvina B ^a   Fraga, Cesar G ^a  

^a Facultat QuIImica Univ B   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Catechins; Oxidation; Radicals

Indexed keywords

CATECHIN; FLAVONOID;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY RISK; HUMAN; LIPID OXIDATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMIDINES; ANTIOXIDANTS; AZO COMPOUNDS; BETA CAROTENE; BLOOD; CATECHIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HUMANS; KINETICS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NITRILES; OXIDANTS; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0031974829     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5849(97)00276-1     Document Type: Article

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