Urolithins display both antioxidant and pro-oxidant activities depending on assay system and conditions

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 45, 2013, Pages 10720-10729

  Kallio, Tuija ^a   Kallio, Johanna ^a   Jaakkola, Mari ^a   Mäki, Marianne ^a   Kilpeläinen, Pekka ^a   Virtanen, Vesa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

antioxidant; cytotoxic; ellagic acid; phenolics; pro oxidant; urolithin

Indexed keywords

ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; CELL CULTURE MEDIUMS; CELL-BASED ASSAYS; CYTOTOXIC; PHENOLICS; PROOXIDANT; UROLITHIN;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASSAYS; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; METABOLITES; OXIDANTS;

ELLAGIC ACID;

3,8 DIHYDROXY 6H DIBENZO(B,D)PYRAN 6 ONE; 3,8-DIHYDROXY-6H-DIBENZO(B,D)PYRAN-6-ONE; ANTIOXIDANT; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; OXIDIZING AGENT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HEPG2 CELL LINE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL PROLIFERATION; COUMARINS; HEP G2 CELLS; HUMANS; OXIDANTS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 84887643090     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf403208d     Document Type: Article

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