Factors that effect antioxidant activity of c-phycocyanins from spirulina platensis

Journal of Food Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 313-322

  Zhou, Zhan Ping ^a   Liu, Lu Ning ^a   Chen, Xiu Lan ^a   Wang, Jin Xia ^a,b   Chen, Min ^a,c   Zhang, Yu Zhong ^a   Zhou, Bai Cheng ^a,b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^c YANTAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

EID: 23744465386     PISSN: 01458884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4514.2005.00035.x     Document Type: Review

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