Organosolv ethanol lignin from hybrid poplar as a radical scavenger: Relationship between lignin structure, extraction conditions, and antioxidant activity

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 5806-5813

  Pan, Xuejun ^a   Kadla, John F ^a   Ehara, Katsunobu ^a   Gilkes, Neil ^a   Saddler, Jack N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Biorefining; Ethanol; Free radical; Organosolv ethanol lignin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIOXIDANT; LIGNIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; ASPEN; CHEMISTRY; HYBRIDIZATION; HYDROXYLATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ACETYLATION; ANTIOXIDANTS; ETHANOL; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; HYDROXYLATION; LIGNIN; PHENOLS; POPULUS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

POPULUS NIGRA;

EID: 33748430802     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0605392     Document Type: Article

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