Structure-antioxidant activity relationships of flavonoids and phenolic acids

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 933-956

  Rice Evans, Catherine A ^a   Miller, Nicholas J ^a   Paganga, George ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ABTS; Anthocyanidin; Antioxidant; Catechin; Flavonoid; Low density lipoprotein; Tea; Total antioxidant activity; Wine

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; ANTIOXIDANT; CATECHIN; FATTY ACID; FLAVONOID; LIPOSOME; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; SCAVENGER;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HYDROXYLATION; LIPOPHILICITY; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TEA; WINE;

EID: 0029888128     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0891-5849(95)02227-9     Document Type: Review

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