Antioxidant Activity of Selected Medicinal Plants

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 4487-4490

  Pietta, Piergiorgio ^a   Simonetti, Paolo ^b   Mauri, Pierluigi ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b DISTAM   (Italy)

Author keywords

Medicinal plants; Polyphenols; Total antioxidant activity; Total radical trapping antioxidant parameter

Indexed keywords

CORYLUS AMERICANA; CRATAEGUS; CYNARA SCOLYMUS; GLYPTOCEPHALUS CYNOGLOSSUS; HAMAMELIDACEAE; HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA; MELILOTUS; PANAX GINSENG; PASSIFLORA; PROPOLIS; TRIFOLIUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS; VITIS SP.;

EID: 0001329470     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf980310p     Document Type: Article

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