title: Antioxidant activity of Pyrrosia petiolosa.
abstract: The ethanol extract of Pyrrosia petiolosa showed an antioxidant activity as determined by free radical scavenging, superoxide radical scavenging, lipid peroxidation, and hydroxyl radical-induced DNA strand scission assays.
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Science, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan. hsu@mail.cgu.edu.tw
authors.forename: Chin-Yuan
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Hsu
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D004249:DNA Damage / Q000187:drug effects; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000032:analysis; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006834:Hydrazines; D062385:Hydroxybenzoates / Q000032:analysis; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D008518:Medicine, East Asian Traditional; D010851:Picrates; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D029621:Polypodiaceae / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D005419:Flavonoids; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D006834:Hydrazines; D062385:Hydroxybenzoates; D010851:Picrates; D010936:Plant Extracts; C004931:1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl; C017616:phenolic acid