Antioxidant properties of natural flavonoids: Quenching and generation of singlet molecular oxygen

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 25-33

  Ávila, Vicente ^a   Bertolotti, Sonia G ^a   Criado, Susana ^a   Pappano, Nora ^b   Debattista, Nora ^b   García, Norman A ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Lipids; Photo oxidation; Photodegradation; Photoprotectors; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035529278     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2621.2001.00428.x     Document Type: Article

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