Evaluation of antioxidant and antifungal activities of the fruit hull of Garcinia peduculata Roxb.

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-25

  Guneshwor, Kshetrimayum ^a   Haripyaree, Adhikarimayum ^a   Damayanti, Maibam ^a  

^a MANIPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Antioxidants; Curcumin; Food poisoning method; Irradiation; Radiation; Radiation damage; Radioprotection; Sulfur free radicals

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CERATOCYSTIS PARADOXA; CLUSIACEAE; CURCUMA LONGA; FUNGI; GARCINIA; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; MACROPHOMINA; PENICILLIUM CITRINUM; RHIZOPUS; RHIZOPUS STOLONIFER; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE;

EID: 33847381484     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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