INTERACTION OF SHILAJIT WITH BIOGENIC FREE-RADICALS

Authors
GHOSAL S LATA S KUMAR Y GAUR B MISRA N
Citation
S. Ghosal et al., INTERACTION OF SHILAJIT WITH BIOGENIC FREE-RADICALS, Indian journal of chemistry. Sect. B: organic chemistry, including medical chemistry, 34(7), 1995, pp. 596-602
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Indian journal of chemistry. Sect. B: organic chemistry, including medical chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
03764699
Volume
34
Issue
7
Year of publication
1995
Pages
596 - 602
Database
ISI
SICI code
0376-4699(1995)34:7<596:IOSWBF>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Processed shilajit (PS), consisting of resonance stabilized soft-spin semiquinone free radicals, has been shown to produce free radical scav anging and antioxidant effects against SO3- and OH radicals and the pa ramagnetic nitric oxide (NO) depending on the concentration of PS. Age nts that can regulate uncontrolled production and function of such bio genic free radicals would conceivably provide cellular protection and revitalization to recipients. The results obtained in this study offer a suitable rationale for the rasayan (revitalizer) effects of shilaji t as claimed in Ayurveda.