The activity of an extract and fraction of Agrimonia eupatoria L. against reactive species

BioFactors

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 91-104

  Correia, Helena S ^a   Batista, Maria Teresa ^a   Dinis, Teresa C P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Agrimonia eupatoria L.; Anti inflammatory activity; Flavonoids; Reactive species; Scavenging activity

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; AGRIMONIA EUPATORIA EXTRACT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; PEROXY RADICAL; PEROXYNITRITE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGRIMONIA EUPATORIA; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FRACTIONATION; INFLAMMATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGRIMONIA; AGRIMONIA EUPATORIA;

EID: 34547670375     PISSN: 09516433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biof.552029209     Document Type: Article

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