Evaluation of total antioxidant activity of several popular vegetables and Chinese herbs: A fast approach with ABTS/H2O2/HRP system in microplates

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-33

  Chen, Ing Chien ^a   Chang, Hui Chi ^b   Yang, Hui Wen ^c   Chen, Gan Lin ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KOO FOUNDATION SUN YAT SEN CANCER CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chinese herb; Total antioxidant activity; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ALBIZZIA JULIBRISSIN EXTRACT; ALPINIA OXYPHYLLA EXTRACT; AMPELOPSIS JAPONICA EXTRACT; ANEMARRHENA ASPHODELOIDES EXTRACT; ANGELICA EXTRACT; ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; ASARUM HETEROTROPOIDES EXTRACT; ASCORBIC ACID; ATRACTYLODES EXTRACT; CLEMATIS CHINENSIS EXTRACT; CODONOPSIS PILOSULA EXTRACT; CUSCUTA CHINENSIS EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LEONURUS HETEROPHYLLUS EXTRACT; LIGUSTRUM LUCIDUM EXTRACT; MORUS ALBA EXTRACT; PAEONIA EXTRACT; PAEONIA SUFFRUTICOSA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PORIA COCOS EXTRACT; PRUNUS EXTRACT; REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA EXTRACT; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TERMINALIA CATAPPA EXTRACT; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS EXTRACT; TRICHOSANTHES EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ALBIZZIA; ALBIZZIA JULIBRISSIN; ALPINIA; ALPINIA OXYPHYLLA; AMPELOPSIS; AMPELOPSIS JAPONICA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANEMARRHENA; ANEMARRHENA ASPHODELOIDES; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASARUM; ASARUM HETEROTROPOIDES; CABBAGE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CHINESE HERB; CODONOPSIS; CODONOPSIS PILOSULA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSCUTA; CUSCUTA CHINENSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; LEONURUS; LEONURUS HETEROPHYLLUS; MORUS ALBA; MULBERRY; NONHUMAN; PAEONIA; REHMANNIA; REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA; SUGAR BEET; TAIWAN; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA CATAPPA; VEGETABLE;

ALBIZIA; ALBIZIA JULIBRISSIN; ALPINIA; ALPINIA OXYPHYLLA; AMPELOPSIS; ANEMARRHENA; ANEMARRHENA ASPHODELOIDES; ANGELICA SINENSIS; ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; ASARUM; ATRACTYLODES; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CLEMATIS; COCOS; CODONOPSIS; CODONOPSIS PILOSULA; CUSCUTA; CUSCUTA CHINENSIS; GINKGO BILOBA; JAPONICA; LEONURUS; LIGUSTRUM; LIGUSTRUM LUCIDUM; MORUS (PLANT); MORUS ALBA; PAEONIA; PAEONIA SUFFRUTICOSA; PANAX GINSENG; PORIA COCOS; PRUNUS; PRUNUS DULCIS; REHMANNIA; REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA CATAPPA; TRIBULUS; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS; TRICHOSANTHES;

EID: 2542531401     PISSN: 10219498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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