Antioxidant Capacity and Phenolic Content in Leaf Extracts of Tree Spinach (Cnidoscolus spp.)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 117-121

  Kuti, Joseph O ^a   Konuru, Hima B ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Cnidoscolus species; Flavonoids; Phenolics; Tree spinach

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; KAEMPFEROL 3 O GLYCOSIDE; KAEMPFEROL DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN RADICAL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; QUERCETIN 3 O GLYCOSIDE; QUERCETIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LEAFY VEGETABLE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN RADICAL ABSORBANCE CAPACITY ASSAY; PLANT LEAF; SPINACH;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; EUPHORBIACEAE; FLAVONOIDS; HEAT; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

ACRONICTA LEPORINA; CNIDOSCOLUS; CNIDOSCOLUS ACONITIFOLIUS; CNIDOSCOLUS CHAYAMANSA; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 0346093893     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf030246y     Document Type: Article

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