Study on the antioxidant activity of tea flowers (Camellia sinensis)

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL.1, 2007, Pages 148-152

  Yang, Ziying ^a   Xu, Yi ^a   Jie, Guoliang ^a   He, Puming ^a   Tu, Youying ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Chemiluminescence; DPPH; Hydroxyl radical; Tea flower

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2-DIPHENYL-1-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; CAFFEINE; CATECHIN; HYDROXYL RADICAL; PICRIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FLOWER; FOOD HANDLING; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; TEA;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CAFFEINE; CATECHIN; FLOWERS; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HYDROXYL RADICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PICRATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; TEA;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 34047143863     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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