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Antioxidant and radical scavenging properties of curcumin.

Tuba Ak, +1 more
- 10 Jul 2008 - 
- Vol. 174, Iss: 1, pp 27-37
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The antioxidant activity of curcumin was determined by employing various in vitro antioxidant assays such as 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl free radical (DPPH*) scavenging, 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging activity, N,N-dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine dihydrochloride
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This article is published in Chemico-Biological Interactions.The article was published on 2008-07-10. It has received 1464 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Trolox & Butylated hydroxyanisole.

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