Triterpene antioxidants from Ganoderma lucidum

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 529-531

  Zhu, Min ^a   Chang, Qi ^a   Wong, Leone K ^a   Chong, Finny S ^a   Li, Ronald C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antioxidation; Ganoderma lucidum; Triterpenoids

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; FERROUS ION; GANODERIC ACID A; GANODERIC ACID B; GANODERIC ACID C; GANODERIC ACID D; GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT; GANODERMANONTRIOL; LUCIDENIC ACID B; POLYSACCHARIDE; PYROGALLOL; TERPENE; TRITERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; POWDER; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HONG KONG; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLANT EXTRACTS; PYROGALLOL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRITERPENES;

EID: 0032828740     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199909)13:6<529::AID-PTR481>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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