Hydroxyl radical and hypochlorous acid scavenging activity of small centaury (Centaurium erythraea) infusion. A comparative study with green tea (Camellia sinensis)

Phytomedicine

Volumn 10, Issue 6-7, 2003, Pages 517-522

  Valentao P ^a   Fernandes, E ^a   Carvalho, F ^a   Andrade, P B ^a   Seabra, R M ^a   Bastos, M Lourdes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Green tea; Hydroxyl radical; Hypochlorous acid; Polyphenols; Scavenging activity; Small centaury

Indexed keywords

3 NITROBENZOIC ACID; 5,5' DITHIOBIS(2 NITROBENZOIC ACID); ASCORBIC ACID; CENTAURIUM ERYTHRAEA EXTRACT; DEOXYRIBOSE; EDETIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CENTAURIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG MONITORING; FENTON REACTION; INFUSION; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TEA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

CAMELLIA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CENTAURIUM; CENTAURIUM ERYTHRAEA;

EID: 0042338758     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/094471103322331485     Document Type: Article

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