Antioxidant power of phytochemicals from Psidium guajava leaf

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 676-683

  Qian, He ^a   Nihorimbere, Venant ^a  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Colorimetry; DPPH free radical; Guava; Polyphenol; Radical scavenging activity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; COLORIMETRY; FREE RADICALS; PHENOLS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SCAVENGING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ABSORBANCE; ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY; AQUEOUS ETHYL ALCOHOL; GALLIC ACID EQUIVALENT; PHYTOCHEMICALS; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA LEAF;

ANTIOXIDANTS;

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2-DIPHENYL-1-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; PICRIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GUAVA; PLANT LEAF; TIME;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; PICRATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PSIDIUM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 3242727591     PISSN: 10093095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.2004.0676     Document Type: Article

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