Further examination of antiradical properties of crocus sativus stigmas extract rich in crocins

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3080-3086

  Ordoudi, Stella A ^a   Befani, Christina D ^a   Nenadis, Nikolaos ^a   Koliakos, George G ^a   Tsimidou, Maria Z ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Antiradical properties; Crocetin; Crocins; Crocus sativus L.; DPPH ; Human monocytes; Lecithin liposomes; ORAC; Oregano; Reactive oxygen species (ROS); Saffron; Turmeric

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID; CROCETIN; CROCIN; PLANT EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CROCUS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FLOWER; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MONOCYTE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CAROTENOIDS; CROCUS; FLOWERS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; MONOCYTES; PLANT EXTRACTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

CROCUS; CROCUS SATIVUS; CURCUMA LONGA; ORIGANUM;

EID: 65349160963     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf804041g     Document Type: Article

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