Evaluation of antioxidant activity and the fatty acid profile of the leaves of Vernonia amygdalina growing in South Africa

Food Chemistry

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 636-642

  Erasto, Paul ^a   Grierson, Donald S ^a   Afolayan, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Fatty acids; Free radical scavenging; Vernonia amygdalina

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); ACETONE; ANTIOXIDANT; BUTYLCRESOL; CATECHIN; FATTY ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; METHANOL; OIL; SCAVENGER; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERNONIA AMYDALINA EXTRACT; WATER;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DIET; DRUG ACTIVITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETER; NONHUMAN; PLANT; SCREENING; SOUTH AFRICA; TRANSESTERIFICATION; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA;

VERNONIA AMYGDALINA;

EID: 34247483435     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2006.12.013     Document Type: Article

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