Antioxidant and radioprotective properties of an Ocimum sanctum polysaccharide

Redox Report

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 257-264

  Subramanian, Mahesh ^a   Chintalwar, Gajanan J ^a   Chattopadhyay, Subrata ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Ocimum sanctum; Polysaccharide; Radioprotective

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; LIPID; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLASMID DNA; POLYSACCHARIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE; TINOSPORA MALABARICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; GAMMA RADIATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PROTECTION; SPLEEN CELL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TINOSPORA; TINOSPORA MALABARICA;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; MICE; OCIMUM; OXIDANTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PLASMIDS; POLYSACCHARIDES; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SPLEEN; SUPEROXIDES; TINOSPORA; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM; TINOSPORA MALABARICA;

EID: 33746342480     PISSN: 13510002     EISSN: 13510002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/135100005X70206     Document Type: Article

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