Protection of deoxyribose and DNA from degradation by using aqueous extracts of several wild plants

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 633-640

  Gião, Maria S ^a   Gonzalez Sanjose M L ^b   Muñiz, Pilar ^b   Rivero Perez M D ^b   Kosinska, Monika ^a   Pintado, Manuela E ^a   Malcata, F Xavier ^a,c  

^a CBQF CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA E QUÍMICA FINA LABORATÓRIO ASSOCIADO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Aqueous infusions; Electrophoresis; Portuguese herbal plants; Pro oxidant

Indexed keywords

MALVA NEGLECTA; PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 39749165632     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3128     Document Type: Article

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