Free radical production and quenching in honeys with wound healing potential

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 773-777

  Henriques, Ana ^a   Jackson, Simon ^b   Cooper, Rose ^a   Burton, Neil ^a  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antioxidants; EPR spectroscopy; Manuka

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; HONEY EXTRACT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; TISSUE EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; HEATING; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; UNITED KINGDOM; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND FLUID; WOUND HEALING;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICALS; HONEY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LEPTOSPERMUM; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33748708193     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkl336     Document Type: Article

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