Antioxidant activity of the dihydrochalcones aspalathin and nothofagin and their corresponding flavones in relation to other rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) flavonoids, epigallocatechin gallate, and Trolox

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 6678-6684

  Sinjman, Petra W ^a   Joubert, Elizabeth ^a,b   Ferreira, Daneel ^c   Li, Xing Cong ^c   Ding, Yuanqing ^c   Green, Ivan R ^d   Gelderblom, Wentzel C A ^a,e  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b ARC INFRUITEC NIETVOORBIJ   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^e SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aspalathin; Aspalathus linearis; Herbal tea; Lipid peroxidation; Metal chelation; Nothofagin; Optimized geometric conformers; Rooibos

Indexed keywords

6-HYDROXY-2,5,7,8-TETRAMETHYLCHROMAN-2-CARBOXYLIC ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; CHROMAN DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; TROLOX C;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASPALATHUS; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DRUG EFFECT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER MICROSOME; MALE; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASPALATHUS; CHROMANS; FLAVONOIDS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MICROSOMES, LIVER; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; RATS;

ASPALATHUS; ASPALATHUS LINEARIS;

EID: 68249084032     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf901417k     Document Type: Article

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