Antioxidant activity of extracts from the wood and bark of Port Orford cedar

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 147-152

  Gao, Heng ^a   Shupe, Todd F ^a   Eberhardt, Thomas L ^b   Hse, Chung Y ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Free radical scavenger; Methanol extracts; Port Orford cedar; Total phenol content

Indexed keywords

METHANOL; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHENOLS; SCAVENGING;

BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGER; METAL CHELATING ACTIVITY; TOTAL PHENOL CONTENT (TPC);

WOOD PRODUCTS;

BARK; CEDAR; HEART WOOD; METHANOL; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHENOL; SAP WOOD;

CHAMAECYPARIS LAWSONIANA;

EID: 34247377238     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10086-006-0850-z     Document Type: Article

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