Terpenoids as Plant Antioxidants

Vitamins and Hormones

Volumn 72, Issue , 2005, Pages 505-535

  Grassmann J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; TERPENE;

CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PLANT; REVIEW;

ANTIOXIDANTS; PLANTS; TERPENES;

EID: 33645924688     PISSN: 00836729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0083-6729(05)72015-X     Document Type: Review

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