Development, characterization, antioxidant and hepatoprotective properties of poly(Ɛ-caprolactone) nanoparticles loaded with a neuroprotective fraction of Hypericum perforatum

Quercetin and biapigenin are antioxidant and neuroprotective compounds present in Hypericum perforatum, with potential application in neurodegenerative diseases. Quercetin has shown to have excellent antioxidant activities. Biapigenin possesses a distinctive mechanism of action, preventing the onset...

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Main Author: Oliveira, Ana Isabel (author)
Other Authors: Pinho, Cláudia (author), Fonte, Pedro (author), Sarmento, Bruno (author), Dias, Alberto C.P. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/13848
Country:Portugal
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