Free radical scavenging activities of yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea L.) measured by electron spin resonance

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 599-604

  Kusar A ^a   Zupancic A ^a   Sentjurc M ^b   Baričevič, Dea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Electron spin resonance; Gentiana lutea L.; Plant extracts; Yellow gentian

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; GENTIAN LUTEA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHINE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; GENTIAN; GENTIANA LUTEA; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GENTIANA; HYDRAZINES; PLANT EXTRACTS; SUPEROXIDES;

GENTIANA; GENTIANA LUTEA;

EID: 33751322096     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096032706072467     Document Type: Article

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