Significance of antioxidant potential of plants and its relevance to therapeutic applications

International Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 982-991

  Kasote, Deepak M ^a   Katyare, Surendra S ^b   Hegde, Mahabaleshwar V ^b   Bae, Hanhong ^a  

^a Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^b BHARATI VIDYAPEETH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Pharmacology; Plants; Prooxidants; Secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT;

ANTIOXIDANTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 84933516718     PISSN: 14492288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.12096     Document Type: Review

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