Antioxidant activity of polyphenolic extract of monofloral honeybee-collected pollen from mesquite (Prosopis juliflora, Leguminosae)

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 119-124

  Almaraz Abarca, Norma ^a,b   da Graça Campos, María ^c   Ávila Reyes, José Antonio ^a,b   Naranjo Jiménez, Nestor ^a,b   Herrera Corral, Jesús ^a,b   González Valdez, Laura Silvia ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b Becarios COFAA ^*  (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Honeybee collected pollen; Mesquite; Phenolic profiles; Prosopis juliflora

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; FABACEAE; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS JULIFLORA;

EID: 33751171761     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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