Antioxidant activity of Centaurium erythraea infusion evidenced by its superoxide radical scavenging and xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 3476-3479

  Valentao P ^a   Fernandas, E ^a,b   Carvalho, F ^a   Andrade, P B ^a   Seabra, R M ^a   Bastos, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES IUCS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Centaurium erythraea; Polyphenols; Superoxide radical scavenging activity; Xanthine oxidase inhibition

Indexed keywords

ACID; CENTAURIUM ERYTHRAEA EXTRACT; ESTER; FERULIC ACID; PARA COUMARIC ACID; PHENAZINE METHOSULFATE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; SCAVENGER; SINAPIC ACID; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHINE; XANTHINE OXIDASE; XANTHONE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHELATION; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FREEZE DRYING; NONHUMAN; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

CENTAURIUM ERYTHRAEA; GENTIANACEAE; LETHRINIDAE;

EID: 0034839984     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf001145s     Document Type: Article

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