Allicin: Chemistry and biological properties

Molecules

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 12591-12618

  Borlinghaus, Jan ^a   Albrecht, Frank ^a   Gruhlke, Martin C H ^a   Nwachukwu, Ifeanyi D ^b   Slusarenko, Alan J ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Apoptosis; Cancer; Garlic (Allium sativum); Reactive sulfur species; Redox; Root growth

Indexed keywords

ALLICIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; SULFINIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARABIDOPSIS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; GERMINATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; APOPTOSIS; ARABIDOPSIS; GERMINATION; HUMANS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLANT ROOTS; SULFINIC ACIDS;

EID: 84906691243     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules190812591     Document Type: Review

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