@article {1832,
	title = {Antiperoxidative components in Thymus vulgaris},
	journal = {Planta Medica},
	volume = {62},
	year = {1996},
	note = {PT: J},
	month = {1996/06//},
	pages = {217 - 221},
	abstract = {A biphenyl compound, 3,4,3{\textquoteright},4{\textquoteright}-tetrahydroxy-5,5{\textquoteright}-diisopropyl-2,2{\textquoteright}-dimethylbiphenyl (1), and a flavonoid, eriodicytol (2), were isolated as antioxidative components from the leaves of Thymus vulgaris by bioassay-directed fractionation. These compounds inhibited superoxide anion production in the xanthine/xanthine oxidase system. Mitochondrial and microsomal lipid peroxidation induced by Fe(III)-ADP/NADH or Fe(III)-ADP/NADPH were also inhibited by these compounds. Compound 1 is an extremely potent antioxidant; complete inhibition was observed at 1 mu M against both microsomal and mitochondrial peroxidation. Furthermore, compound 1 protected red cells against oxidative hemolysis. These phenolic compounds were shown to be effective to protect biological systems against various oxidative stresses.},
	author = {Haraguchi, H and Saito, T and Ishikawa, H and Date, H and Kataoka, S and Tamura, Y and Mizutani, K}
}
