Ascorbigen: chemistry, occurrence, and biologic properties

Clinics in Dermatology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 217-224

  Wagner, Anika E ^a   Rimbach, Gerald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; ASCORBIGEN; GLUCOSINOLATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRASSICA; BRASSICACEAE; CELL CULTURE; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PROTECTION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; BRASSICA; HUMANS; INDOLES; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 58349105795     PISSN: 0738081X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2008.01.012     Document Type: Article

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