Evaluation of the antioxidant activity of cell extracts from microalgae

Marine Drugs

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1256-1270

  Guedes, A Catarina ^a,b   Gião, Maria S ^a   Seabra, Rui ^c   Ferreira, A C Silva ^a   Tamagnini, Paula ^c,d   Moradas Ferreira, Pedro ^c,d   Malcata, F Xavier ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Ames test; Deoxyribose; DNA; Phage P22 Salmonella

Indexed keywords

ALGAL EXTRACT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CELL EXTRACT; CHLOROPHYLL A; COPPER; NEOXANTHIN; VIOLAXANTHIN; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ACUTODESMUS OBLIQUUS; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIATOM; DNA DAMAGE; HAPTOPHYTA; MICROALGA; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTECTION; RED ALGA; SALMONELLA;

CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA; SCENEDESMUS OBLIQUUS;

EID: 84876993269     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16603397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/md11041256     Document Type: Article

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