Assessment of hydroxyl radical generation and radical scavenging activity of Chinese-medicinal herbs using GC-MS

Redox Report

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 223-228

  Wang, Xiaosuo ^a   Smythe, George A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CATECHOL; CORNUS EXTRACT; DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; DIMOCAEPUS EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; HYDROXYL RADICAL; PHENYLALANINE; PLANT EXTRACT; SALICYLIC ACID; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHINESE HERB; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNUS; DESORPTION; DIMOCAEPUS; FENTON REACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HYDROXYLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; ISOTOPE LABELING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICINAL PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MELATONIN; PLANT PREPARATIONS;

CORNUS; DIMOCARPUS LONGAN; GINKGO BILOBA; PANAX GINSENG;

EID: 0141920450     PISSN: 13510002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/135100003225002727     Document Type: Article

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