Novel Mentha spicata clones with enhanced rosmarinic acid and antioxidant activity

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 680, Issue , 2005, Pages 31-36

  Fletcher, Ronald S ^a   McAuley, Colette ^a   Kott, Laima S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

3 (3,4 dihydroxyphenyl) acrylic acid 1 carboxy 2 (3,4 dihydroxyphenyl) ethyl ester; Anti inflammatory; HIV; Phenolics; Spearmint

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846042417     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.680.3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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