Potent antioxidative activity of cacalol, a sesquiterpene contained in Cacalia delphiniifolia Sleb et Zucc

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1393-1394

  Shindo, Kazutoshi ^a   Kimura, Mari ^a   Iga, Mayuko ^a  

^a JAPAN WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidative substance; Cacalia delphiniifolia Sleb et Zucc; Cacalol; Neuroprotection; Rat brain homogenate

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CACALOL; GLUTAMIC ACID; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; SESQUITERPENE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRAIN; CELL LINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; SESQUITERPENES;

CACALIA;

EID: 4544269939     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.68.1393     Document Type: Article

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