The free radical scavenging and the lipid peroxidation inhibition of crocin isolated from Kashmiri saffron (Crocus sativus) occurring in northern part of India

International Journal of PharmTech Research

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1317-1321

  Hamid, Bakshi ^a,b   Sam, Smitha ^a   Islam, Tajamul ^b   Singh, Priyam ^b   Sharma, Manik ^b  

^a Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital & Research Centre Bhopal   (India)

^b Department of Cancer Biology and Biotechnology   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Crocin; Crocus sativus; DPPH assay; FRAP assay

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; CROCIN; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; FERROUS ASCORBATE; FREE RADICAL; HYDROXYL RADICAL; TROLOX C;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; INDIA; INHIBITION KINETICS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER HOMOGENATE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 77953398234     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09744304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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