Unfermented Rooibos Tea: Quantitative Characterization of Flavonoids by HPLC-UV and Determination of the Total Antioxidant Activity

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 25, 2003, Pages 7472-7474

  Bramati, Lorenzo ^a   Aquilano, Francesca ^a   Pietta, Piergiorgio ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aspalathus linearis; Camellia sinensis; Flavonoids; HPLC UV; Rooibos; TAA; Total polyphenols

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASPALATHIN; CHRYSOERYOL; FLAVONOID; ISOORIENTIN; LUTEOLIN; ORIENTIN; POLYPHENOL; QUERCETIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; ASPALATHUS LINEARIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LABORATORY; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STANDARD; TEA; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASPALATHUS; BEVERAGES; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FERMENTATION; FLAVONOIDS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; TEA;

ASPALATHUS LINEARIS; CAMELLIA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 0344198042     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0347721     Document Type: Article

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