New phenolic radical scavengers from Saxifraga cuneifolia

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 222-228

  Chevalley, Isabelle ^a   Marston, Andrew ^a   Hostettmann, Kurt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

(R) rhododendrin; Catechin derivatives; Flavonoid glycosides; Free radical scavengers; Phenylbutan 2 one glycosides; Saxifraga cuneifolia; Saxifragaceae; Stilbene glycosides

Indexed keywords

PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SAXIFRAGA CUNEIFOLIA EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

LETHRINIDAE; SAXIFRAGA CUNEIFOLIA; SAXIFRAGACEAE;

EID: 0033852974     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/1388-0209(200007)3831-SFT222     Document Type: Article

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