Biomimetic oxidation of quercetin: Isolation of a naturally occurring quercetin heterodimer and evaluation of its in vitro antioxidant properties

Food Research International

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-14

  Gülşen, Aytaç ^a   Makris, Dimitris P ^a   Kefalas, Panagiotis ^a  

^a MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC INSTITUTE OF CHANIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Antiradical activity; Hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity; Hydroxyl free radical scavenging activity; Onions; Oxidation; Polyphenols; Potassium ferricyanide; Quercetin

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; DIMERS; OXIDATION; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; REACTION KINETICS;

ANTIRADICAL ACTIVITY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SCAVENGING ACTIVITY; HYDROXYL FREE RADICAL SCAVENGING ACTIVITY; ONIONS; POTASSIUM FERRICYANIDE;

PHENOLS;

ALLIUM CEPA; ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 33750950073     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2006.07.009     Document Type: Article

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