title: In vitro antioxidant activity of Anthriscus cerefolium L. (Hoffm.) extracts.
abstract: Standardised aqueous extracts of chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium L. Hoffm.) (Apiacae) were investigated for antioxidant effect. Numerous in vitro test methods were used to determine whether the extracts, from different vegetative parts (root, herb) had H-donor, metal binding, reductive, free radical scavenging and membrane protective activity. Apiin was used as a reference material. The herb extract showed better activity in all experiments than the root extract. The present results underline that the wateric chervil extracts have antioxidant and anti-lipoperoxidant activity.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacognosy, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fejes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blázovics
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lugasi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lemberkovics
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Petri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kéry
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019661:Apiaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D010936:Plant Extracts