Screening of antioxidant and radical scavenging activity of Vigna ungiculata, Bidens pilosa and Cleome gynandra

American Journal of Food Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 161-168

  Muchuweti, M ^a   Mupure, C ^a   Ndhlala, A ^a   Murenje, T ^a   Benhura, M A N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Free radical; Phenolic acids; Wild fruits

Indexed keywords

BIDENS PILOSA; CLEOME; GYNANDROPSIS GYNANDRA; RATTUS; VIGNA;

EID: 34247523313     PISSN: 15574571     EISSN: 1557458X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajft.2007.161.168     Document Type: Article

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