Experiment 874488

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
OrganismGinkgo biloba (GINKGOACEAE)
CitationPINCEMAIL,J: DEBY,C:. (1986). ANTI-RADICAL PROPERTIES OF GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT.. 15(31)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseTHE EXTRACT WAS SHOWN TO HAVE ANTIRADICAL PROPERTIES ON SEVERAL IN VITRO MODELS. IT IS AS EFFECTIVE AS URIC ACID, AN ANTIRADICAL AGENT KNOWN TO ENTRAP THE HYDROXYL AND DIPHENYLPICRYLHYDRAZYL RADICALS. IN ADDITION, IT INACTIVATES THE FORMATION OF RADICALS, SUCH AS ADRIAMYCYL WHICH ESCAPE URIC ACID ACTIVITY. IT ALSO INHIBITS MEMBRANE LIPID PEROXIDATION AND OWING TO ITS ANTIRADICAL ACTIVITY EXERTS A STIMULANT EFFECT ON THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF PROSTANOIDS.
Dose amountVAR
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
Dose expressionCONC USED