Fluorometric assay for screening antioxidative activity of vegetables

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 526-528

  Furuta, S ^a   Nishiba, Y ^a   Suda, I ^a  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR KYUSHU OKINAWA REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Cabbage; Lipid peroxidation; Onion; Sweet pepper

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM;

EID: 0030977626     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1997.tb04422.x     Document Type: Article

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