Synergisms in antioxidant and anti-hepatocellular carcinoma activities of artichoke, milk thistle and borututu syrups

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 52, Issue , 2014, Pages 709-713

  Pereira, Carla ^a   Calhelha, Ricardo C ^a,b   Barros, Lillian ^a   Queiroz, Maria João R P ^b   Ferreira, Isabel C F R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; HepG2; Medicinal plants; Synergism; Syrups

Indexed keywords

ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; HEPG2; MEDICINAL PLANTS; SYNERGISM; SYRUPS;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL CULTURE; MIXING; PELLETIZING; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOACTIVITY;

ANTIOXIDANT; BIOACTIVITY; BIOCHEMISTRY; CANCER; CYTOLOGY; DRUG; HEALTH IMPACT; MEDICINAL PLANT; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); SYNERGISM;

EID: 84890814339     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2013.11.050     Document Type: Article

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