An overview of structural features of DNA and RNA complexes with saffron compounds: Models and antioxidant activity

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 204-212

  Kanakis, C D ^a   Tarantilis, P A ^a   Pappas, C ^a   Bariyanga, J ^b   Tajmir Riahi, H A ^c   Polissiou, M G ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b University of Hawaii West Oahu   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Conformation; DNA; FT IR; Saffron; tRNA

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; BUTYLCRESOL; CROCETIN; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; DIMETHYLCROCETIN; DNA; RNA; SAFRANAL; TRANSFER RNA; TROLOX C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BINDING KINETICS; CATTLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CROCUS; CROCUS SATIVUS; DNA ADDUCT; DNA STRUCTURE; FLOWER; IC 50; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RNA STRUCTURE; SPECTROSCOPY; SPICE; STIGMA; THYMUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CAROTENOIDS; CROCUS; CYCLOHEXENES; DNA; DNA ADDUCTS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA, TRANSFER; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; TERPENES;

CROCUS SATIVUS;

EID: 67349161842     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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