OXYGEN RADICAL SCAVENGING ACTIVITY OF CURCUMIN

被引:683
作者
KUNCHANDY, E [1 ]
RAO, MNA [1 ]
机构
[1] COLL PHARMACEUT SCI,DEPT PHARMACEUT CHEM,MANIPAL 576119,INDIA
关键词
Curcumin; Free-radical scavenger; Hydroxyl radical; Superoxide scavenger;
D O I
10.1016/0378-5173(90)90201-E
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Curcumin, a potent anti-inflammatory agent, has been studied for its ability to scavenge reactive oxygen radicals which are implicated in inflammation. Studies showed that it is a good scavenger of hydroxyl radical at high concentrations but at low concentrations activated the Fenton system to generate an increased amount of hydroxyl radical. Curcumin was also studied for Superoxide scavenging activity and was found to be a potent scavenger. © 1990.
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页码:237 / 240
页数:4
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