Antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 329-342

  Lai, Shang Chih ^a   Ho, Yu Ling ^c   Huang, Shun Chieh ^a   Huang, Tai Hung ^a   Lai, Zhen Rung ^a   Wu, Chi Rei ^a   Lian, Kuo Yuan ^a   Chang, Yuan Shiun ^a,b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Antiproliferative; Desmodium triflorum; Free radical; Hep G2; PC3

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CATECHIN; DESMODIUM TRIFLORUM EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; FREE RADICAL; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; RUTOSIDE; TROLOX C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CELL VIABILITY; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMODIUM TRIFLORUM; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LD 50; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FABACEAE; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 77951671570     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X10007889     Document Type: Article

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