Role of alcoholic extract of shoot of Hypericum perforatum Linn on lipid peroxidation and various species of free radicals in rats.
Indian J Exp Biol
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1999 Jun; 37(6): 567-71
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ABSTRACT
The alcoholic extract of the shoot of H. perforatum shows strong antioxidant property. It possesses the iron chelation property with more affinity to the ferrous form. It has scavenging property for both superoxide and for hydroxyl radicals but the response is more towards the superoxide radicals. Thus in addition to the anti-depressant property it has strong antioxidant property also.
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Main subject:
Plants, Medicinal
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Rats
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Plant Extracts
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Lipid Peroxidation
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Iron Chelating Agents
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Free Radical Scavengers
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Hypericum
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Free Radicals
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Animals
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Antioxidants
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Exp Biol
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
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