Biological evaluation of curcumin and related diarylheptanoids

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 61, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 625-631

  Abas, Faridah ^a   Lim, Siang Hui ^a   Ahmad, Syahida ^a   Stanslas, Johnson ^a   Israf, D A ^a   Shaari, Khozirah ^a   Lajis, Nordin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Curcumin derivatives; Nitric oxide inhibitory and cytotoxic activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750943498     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2006-9-1002     Document Type: Article

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