Torularhodin as a potent scavenger against peroxyl radicals isolated from a soil yeast, Rhodotorula glutinis

Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition

Volumn 30, Issue , 2001, Pages 1-10

  Sakaki, Hideyuki ^a,c   Nakanishi, Tatsuya ^a   Komemushi, Sadao ^a   Namikawa, Koshi ^b   Miki, Wataru ^b  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SUNTORY LTD   (Japan)

^c SENJU PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lipid peroxidation; Peroxyl radicals; Rhodotorula glutinis; Torularhodin

Indexed keywords

2,2' AZOBIS(2 AMIDINOPROPANE); ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; SCAVENGER; TORULARHODIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; RHODOTORULA GLUTINIS;

ANIMALIA; RHODOTORULA GLUTINIS;

EID: 0035788068     PISSN: 09120009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.30.1     Document Type: Article

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