Prospects of curcumin as an additive in storage solutions: a study on erythrocytes
Author(s) -
Soumya Ravikumar,
Carl Hsieh,
R. Vani
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
turkish journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1303-6165
pISSN - 1300-0144
DOI - 10.3906/sag-1501-93
Subject(s) - curcumin , superoxide dismutase , antioxidant , catalase , lipid peroxidation , hemolysis , malondialdehyde , glutathione peroxidase , superoxide , biochemistry , hemoglobin , glutathione , medicine , pharmacology , chemistry , enzyme
Curcumin, a naturally occurring antioxidant, shows a wide variety of medicinal properties. The possibility of utilizing curcumin as an additive in storage solutions of blood has not been explored. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of curcumin on erythrocytes during storage.
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