Evaluation of free radical scavenging and antityrosinase activities of standardized longan fruit extract

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 328-336

  Rangkadilok, Nuchanart ^a   Sitthimonchai, Somkid ^b   Worasuttayangkurn, Luksamee ^a   Mahidol, Chulabhorn ^c   Ruchirawat, Mathuros ^b   Satayavivad, Jutamaad ^a,d  

^a Chulabhorn Research Institute   (Thailand)

^b Chulabhorn Research Institute   (Thailand)

^c Chulabhorn Research Institute   (Thailand)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Antityrosinase; Corilagin; Ellagic acid; Free radical scavenging; Gallic acid; Longan seed

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; CORILAGIN; ELLAGIC ACID; ELLAGITANNIN; EUPHORIA LONGANA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID GLYCOSIDE; GALLIC ACID; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTIVAR; DRUG DETERMINATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; EUPHORIA LONGANA; EVALUATION; FRUIT; IC 50; PLANT SEED; PLANT TISSUE; PULP PROCESSING; SAPINDACEAE; TEA;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; ELLAGIC ACID; FLAVONOIDS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FRUIT; GALLIC ACID; GLUCOSIDES; HYDRAZINES; PEPTIDES; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SAPINDACEAE; SEEDS; SUPEROXIDES; TYROSINE;

DIMOCARPUS LONGAN; MORUS (PLANT);

EID: 33845302676     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2006.08.022     Document Type: Article

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