Antioxidant activity of aqueous extract of a Tolypocladium sp. fungus isolated from wild Cordyceps sinensis

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 3004-3010

  Li, Ping Zheng ^a   Li, Wen Gao ^a   Jian, Qin Zhou ^a   Yang, Hu Sima ^a   Jian, Wen Wang ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Aqueous extracts; Free radicals; PC12 cells; Tolypocladium sp.

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; FERROUS ION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; IRON CHELATING AGENT; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TOLYPOCLADIUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHELATION; CORDYCEPS; CORDYCEPS SINENSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA CELL; RAT; TOLYPOCLADIUM;

CORDYCEPS SINENSIS; FUNGI; RATTUS; TOLYPOCLADIUM;

EID: 51849083835     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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