Sesamol: An efficient antioxidant with potential therapeutic benefits

Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 367-371

  Geetha, Thiraviam ^a   Rohit, Bhandari ^a   Pal, Kaur Indu ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

DPPH assay; Hydrogen peroxide scavenging; Hydroxyl radical scavenging; Lipid peroxidation; Nitric oxide scavenging; Sesamol; Superoxide anion scavenging; Total antioxidant capacity

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 1,3 BENZODIOXOLE DERIVATIVE; 3,4 METHYLENE DIOXYPHENOL; 5 HYDROXY 1,3 BENZODIOXOLE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; FREE RADICAL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SESAMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 70249125069     PISSN: 15734064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157340609788681476     Document Type: Article

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