A study on the in vitro antioxidant activity of juniper (Juniperus communis L.) fruit extracts

Analytical Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-65

  Elmastaş, Mahfuz ^a   Gülçin, Ilhami ^b   Beydemir, Şükrü ^b   Küfrevioǧlu, Ö Irfan ^b   Aboul Enein, Hassan Y ^c  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Juniper; Juniperus communis

Indexed keywords

CUPRESSACEAE; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 31144441711     PISSN: 00032719     EISSN: 1532236X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00032710500423385     Document Type: Article

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