Evaluation of antioxidant properties of silymarin and its potential to inhibit peroxyl radicals in vitro

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 249-254

  Asghar, Zarban ^a   Masood, Ziaee ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Phenolic compounds; Silymarin; Total antioxidant capacity

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; COPPER; GALLIC ACID; PEROXY RADICAL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SILYMARIN; 2,2-DIPHENYL-1-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; PERHYDROXYL RADICAL; PEROXIDE; PICRIC ACID; SCAVENGER;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEMOLYSIS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; TEA; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; TIME;

COPPER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ERYTHROCYTES; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PEROXIDES; PICRATES; SILYMARIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 55249084759     PISSN: 1011601X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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