Kinobeon A, purified from cultured safflower cells, is a novel and potent singlet oxygen quencher

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 903-907

  Kambayashi, Yasuhiro ^a,b   Takekoshi, Susumu ^c   Nakano, Minoru ^b   Shibamori, Masafumi ^a,d   Hitomi, Yoshiaki ^a   Ogino, Keiki ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN IMMUNORESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Japan)

^c TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Endoperoxide; Kinobeon A; Quencher; Safflower; Singlet oxygen

Indexed keywords

CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS;

EID: 31544477141     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: 1734154X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.2005_3405     Document Type: Conference Paper

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