Flavonoids and antioxidative activities in buckwheat

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1746-1750

  Oomah, B Dave ^a   Mazza, Giuseppe ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Buckwheat; Cultivar effects; Fagopyrum esculentum; Flavonoid; Rutin; Seasonal variations

Indexed keywords

FAGOPYRUM ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0001487439     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9508357     Document Type: Article

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