Potent antioxidant and genoprotective effects of boeravinone G, a rotenoid isolated from Boerhaavia diffusa.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Free radicals are implicated in the aetiology of some gastrointestinal disorders such as gastric ulcer, colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease. In the present study we investigated the antioxidant and genoprotective activity of some rotenoids (i.e. boeravinones) isolat...

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Main Authors: Gabriella Aviello, Jasna M Canadanovic-Brunet, Natasa Milic, Raffaele Capasso, Ernesto Fattorusso, Orazio Taglialatela-Scafati, Ines Fasolino, Angelo A Izzo, Francesca Borrelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3098844?pdf=render