Ascorbic acid monoglucoside as antioxidant and radioprotector

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 369-376

  Mathew, Dani ^a   Nair, Cherupally Krishnan K ^a   Jacob, Jasmin A ^b   Biswas, Nandita ^b   Mukherjee, Tulsi ^b   Kapoor, Sudhir ^b   Kagiya, Tsutomu V ^c  

^a AMALA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^c HEALTH RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Ascorbic acid monoglucoside; DNA damage; Free radicals; Hydroxyl radicals; Pulse radiolysis; Radioprotector

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; MAMMALS; RADIATION CHEMISTRY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLYSIS; RATE CONSTANTS; TISSUE;

A-STABLE; ASCORBIC ACID MONOGLUCOSIDE; CONCENTRATION-DEPENDENT MANNERS; DNA DAMAGES; HYDROXYL RADICALS; LIVER TISSUE; PULSE-RADIOLYSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIOPROTECTORS;

FREE RADICALS;

MUS;

EID: 34548841927     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.07007     Document Type: Article

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