Antioxidant activities of licorice-derived prenylflavonoids

Nutrition Research and Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 491-498

  Kim, Hyo Jung ^a   Seo, Ji Yeon ^a   Suh, Hwa Jin ^b   Lim, Soon Sung ^c   Kim, Jong Sang ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Gyeongbuk Natural Color Institute   (South Korea)

^c Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Dehydroglyasperin C; Dehydroglyasperin D; Isoangustone A; Licorice

Indexed keywords

GLYCYRRHIZA; GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS; RATTUS;

EID: 84873836310     PISSN: 19761457     EISSN: 20056168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4162/nrp.2012.6.6.491     Document Type: Article

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