Flavonoid-metal ion complexes: A novel class of therapeutic agents

Medicinal Research Reviews

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 677-702

  Selvaraj, Stalin ^a   Krishnaswamy, Sridharan ^a   Devashya, Venkappayya ^a   Sethuraman, Swaminathan ^a   Krishnan, Uma Maheswari ^a  

^a SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Antioxidant; Antitumor; Flavonoid; Flavonoid metal ion complex; Insulin mimic activity; SOD mimic

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; APIGENIN; AURANTIIN; BAICALEIN; CHRYSIN; COPPER COMPLEX; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; FLAVONOID; GENISTEIN; HESPERETIN; HESPERIDIN; INSULIN; KAEMPFEROL; LUTEOLIN; METAL CHELATE; METAL COMPLEX; METAL ION; MORIN; NARINGENIN; QUERCETIN; RUTOSIDE; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; COORDINATION COMPOUND; DNA; ION; METAL;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTICOAGULATION; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA BINDING; DNA HELIX; HUMAN; INTERACTIONS WITH DNA; METAL BINDING; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; NONHUMAN; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; ANIMAL; BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; COORDINATION COMPLEXES; DNA; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; IONS; METALS;

EID: 84901833327     PISSN: 01986325     EISSN: 10981128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/med.21301     Document Type: Article

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