Antioxidant activity and toxicity profile of total triterpenes isolated from Ganoderma lucidum (Fr.) P. Karst occurring in South India

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 438-446

  Smina, T P ^a   Mathew, J ^a   Janardhanan, K K ^a   Devasagayam, T P A ^b  

^a AMALA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; FRAP; Ganoderma lucidum; ORAC; Toxicity; Triterpenes

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; IRON; LIPID; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRITERPENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INDIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE LEVEL; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BENZOTHIAZOLES; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; ENZYMES; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; INDIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MICE; PICRATES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; REISHI; SULFONIC ACIDS; SUPEROXIDES; TOXICITY TESTS, ACUTE; TOXICITY TESTS, SUBACUTE; TRITERPENES;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; GANODERMA; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; MUS;

EID: 80054100359     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: 18727077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2011.08.011     Document Type: Article

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