Diversity in eggplant (Solanum melongena) for superoxide scavenging activity, total phenolics, and ascorbic acid

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 19, Issue 6-7, 2006, Pages 594-600

  Hanson, Peter M ^a   Yang, Ray Yu ^a   Tsou, Samson C S ^a   Ledesma, Dolores ^a   Engle, Liwayway ^a   Lee, Tung Ching ^b  

^a AVRDC THE WORLD VEGETABLE CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Antioxidant activity; Solanaceous vegetable; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM; SOLANUM AETHIOPICUM; SOLANUM MELONGENA;

EID: 33744803989     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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