title: Antioxidant activity of Catalpa bignonioides.
abstract: Antioxidant activity of methanolic extracts from inflorescence rachises, corollas, calyxes, leaves, valves of capsules and hypertrophied placenta of Catalpa bignonioides by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl reduction (DPPH) and tyrosine nitration inhibition induced by peroxynitrite was tested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Natural Drugs, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackeho 1-3, 612 42, Brno, Czech Republic. dvorskam@vfu.cz
authors.forename: Margita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dvorská
authors.forename: Milan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zemlicka
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Muselík
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Karafiátová
authors.forename: Václav
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Suchý
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D029402:Bignoniaceae; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D035264:Flowers; D006801:Humans; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010851:Picrates / Q000737:chemistry; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018515:Plant Leaves; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D010851:Picrates; D010936:Plant Extracts; D014443:Tyrosine; C004931:1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl