Free radical scavenging and antioxidant activity of ascorbigen versus ascorbic acid: Studies in vitro and in cultured human keratinocytes

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 11694-11699

  Wagner, Anika E ^a   Huebbe, Patricia ^a   Konishi, Tetsuya ^b   Rahman, M Mamunur ^b   Nakahara, Meiko ^c   Matsugo, Seiichi ^d   Rimbach, Gerald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^d KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Ascorbic acid; Ascorbigen; Glucosinolates; HaCaT keratinocytes; Lipid peroxidation

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA;

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; ASCORBIGEN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FREE RADICAL; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; KERATINOCYTE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; METABOLISM;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; FREE RADICALS; HUMANS; INDOLES; KERATINOCYTES; LIPID PEROXIDATION;

EID: 58849110354     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf802403d     Document Type: Article

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