Flavonoid characterization and in vitro antioxidant activity of Aconitum anthora L. (Ranunculaceae)

Phytochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1220-1226

  Mariani, Cristina ^a   Braca, Alessandra ^b   Vitalini, Sara ^a   De Tommasi, Nunziatina ^c   Visioli, Francesco ^d   Fico, Gelsomina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Aconitum anthora; Antioxidant activity; Flavonoids; Ranunculaceae

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; COPPER; FLAVONOID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ACONITUM; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FLOWER; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ACONITUM; ANTIOXIDANTS; COPPER; FLAVONOIDS; FLOWERS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; SEEDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ACONITUM; ACONITUM ANTHORA; RANUNCULACEAE;

EID: 39649091425     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2007.12.009     Document Type: Article

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