Thymoquinone is a potent superoxide anion scavenger

Drug and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 87-98

  Badary, Osama A ^a   Taha, Ragia A ^a   Gamal El Din, Ayman M ^a   Abdel Wahab, Mohamed H ^a  

^a Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; In vitro; Pro oxidant; TBHQ; TQ

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; BLEOMYCIN; ESSENTIAL OIL; FREE RADICAL; HYDROXYL RADICAL; IRON; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE; TERT BUTYLHYDROQUINONE; THYMOQUINONE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG POTENCY; IC 50; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MICROSOME; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BENZOQUINONES; BLEOMYCIN; DNA DAMAGE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HYDROQUINONES; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MICROSOMES, LIVER; NIGELLA SATIVA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PICRATES; PLANT OILS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDES;

NIGELLA; NIGELLA SATIVA;

EID: 0037570817     PISSN: 01480545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/DCT-120020404     Document Type: Article

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