Amino acid composition and antioxidant capacity of Spanish honeys

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 360-365

  Pérez, A Rosa ^a   Iglesias, María Teresa ^a   Pueyo, Encarnación ^b   González, Montserrat ^a   De Lorenzo, Cristina ^a  

^a Agrario y Alimentario   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE FERMENTACIONES INDUSTRIALES CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; DPPH; Free amino acids; Honey

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS MELO VAR. INODORUS;

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2-DIPHENYL-1-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; AMINO ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PICRIC ACID; POLYPHENOLS; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HONEY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SPAIN;

AMINO ACIDS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FLAVONOIDS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HONEY; PHENOLS; PICRATES; SPAIN;

EID: 34047217149     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf062055b     Document Type: Article

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