Isolation of xanthones from adventitious roots of St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum L.) and their antioxidant and cytotoxic activities

Food Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 945-949

  Li, Wei ^a   Sun, Ya Nan ^a   Yan, Xi Tao ^a   Yang, Seo Young ^a   Choi, Chun Whan ^a   Hyun, Jin Won ^b   Kang, Hee Kyoung ^b   Paek, Kee Yoeup ^c   Kim, Young Ho ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Jeju National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

antioxidant; cytotoxicity; Hypericaceae; Hypericum perforatum L.; St. John's wort; xanthone

Indexed keywords

ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; HYPERICACEAE; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM L; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SCAVENGING ACTIVITIES; ST. JOHN'S WORT; XANTHONE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CYTOTOXICITY;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

EID: 84880431069     PISSN: 12267708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10068-013-0168-8     Document Type: Article

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