Prooxidant and antioxidant behaviour of usnic acid from lichens under UVB-light irradiation - Studies on human cells

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 97-102

  Kohlhardt Floehr, Cornelia ^a   Boehm, Fritz ^a   Troppens, Stefan ^a   Lademann, Jürgen ^a   Truscott, T George ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Human lymphoid cells; Lichens; Prooxidant; Usnic acid; UV B irradiation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; NATURAL PRODUCT; OXIDIZING AGENT; USNIC ACID;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL METABOLISM; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LICHENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; XANTHOPARMELIA FARINOSA;

ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; ASCOMYCOTA; BENZOFURANS; HUMANS; JURKAT CELLS; LICHENS; OXIDANTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

XANTHOPARMELIA;

EID: 77955660303     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2010.06.017     Document Type: Article

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