Betacyanins as phenol antioxidants. Chemistry and mechanistic aspects of the lipoperoxyl radical-scavenging activity in solution and liposomes

Free Radical Research

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 706-717

  Tesoriere, L ^a   Allegra, M ^a   Gentile, C ^a   Livrea, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant phytochemicals; Betacyanins; Betanidin; Betanin; Lipid peroxides; Liposomes

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETACYANIN; BETALAMIC ACID; BETANIDIN; BETANIN; LIPID PEROXIDE; LIPOSOME; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PEAR; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STOICHIOMETRY;

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; BETACYANINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DRUG SYNERGISM; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACIDS; LIPID BILAYERS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOSOMES; METHANOL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; SOLUTIONS; SOLVENTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; WATER;

EID: 67650917704     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: 10292470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10715760903037681     Document Type: Article

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