In Vitro phytotoxicity and antioxidant activity of selected flavonoids

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 5406-5419

  de Martino, Laura ^a   Mencherini, Teresa ^a   Mancini, Emilia ^a   Aquino, Rita Patrizia ^a   de Almeida, Luiz Fernando Rolim ^b   de Feo, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Flavonoids; Germination; Radical elongation; Structure activity

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; CATECHIN; FLAVONOID; LUTEOLIN; MORIN; QUERCETIN; 2,2-DIPHENYL-1-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; PICRIC ACID;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; GERMINATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LEPIDIUM SATIVUM; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT SEED; RADICAL REACTION; RADISH; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VEGETATIVE GROWTH; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; RAPHANUS;

LEPIDIUM SATIVUM; RAPHANUS SATIVUS;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; FLAVONOIDS; GERMINATION; LEPIDIUM SATIVUM; PICRATES; RAPHANUS;

EID: 84861557300     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms13055406     Document Type: Article

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