Comparison of xanthine oxidase-inhibiting and free radical-scavenging activities between plant adaptogens of Eleutherococcus senticosus and Rhodiola rosea

Drug Development Research

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 249-252

  Horng, Chi Ting ^a   Liu, I Min ^b   Kuo, Daih Huang ^b   Tsai, Ya Wen ^b   Shieh, Pochuen ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAJEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adaptogens; Eleutherococcus senticosus; Rhodiola rosea

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALLOPURINOL; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS EXTRACT; RHODIOLA ROSEA EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; IC 50; INHIBITION KINETICS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RHODIOLA;

EID: 77953884615     PISSN: 02724391     EISSN: 10982299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ddr.20367     Document Type: Article

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