Influence of oligomer chain length on the antioxidant activity of procyanidins

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 276, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 945-951

  Lotito, Silvina B ^a   Actis Goretta, Lucas ^a   Renart, M Lourdes ^a   Caligiuri, Marina ^a   Rein, Dietrich ^b   Schmitz, Harold H ^c   Steinberg, Francene M ^b   Keen, Carl L ^b   Fraga, Cesar G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MARS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Catcchins; Cocoa; Procyanidins

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATECHIN; LIPOSOME; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; OLIGOMER; PROCYANIDIN; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CACAO; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HUMAN; LIPID OXIDATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 0034610066     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.3571     Document Type: Article

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