title: Antioxidative activity of 6a-hydroxypterocarpan from the root of Sophora chrysophylla.
abstract: The antioxidative activity of 6a-hydroxypterocarpan isolated from the root of Sophora chrysophylla has been investigated in vitro on lipid peroxidation by interaction of heamoglobin and hydrogen peroxide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Science, Kansai College of Oriental Medicine, 2-11-1 Wakaba, Kumatori, Sen-nan, Osaka 590-0482, Japan. toda@kansai.ac.jp
authors.forename: Shizuo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toda
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shirataki
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001578:Benzopyrans / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006576:Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D029909:Sophora / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: C507789:6a-hydroxypterocarpan; D000975:Antioxidants; D001578:Benzopyrans; D006576:Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings