Free radical scavenging ability of Aspalathus linearis in two in vitro models of diabetes and cancer

The free radical scavenging activity of Aspalathus linearis (Rooibos tea) and its effect on reactive oxygen species (ROS), catalase (CAT), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were investigated in two in vitro disease models of cancer and diabetes. Although the antioxidant activity of this tea has been re...

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Main Authors: Viduranga Y. Waisundara, Lee Yian Hoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-07-01
Series:Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2225411014000212