Evaluation of antioxidant activity of aqueous extract of some selected nutraceutical herbs

Food Chemistry

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1418-1424

  Chen, Hui Yin ^a   Lin, Yuh Charn ^b   Hsieh, Chiu Lan ^b  

^a CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Camellia sinensis; Psidium guajava L.; Rosemarinus officinalis L.; Toona sinensis Roem.

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; CAMELLIA SINENSIS EXTRACT; FREE RADICAL; NUTRACEUTICAL; PLANT EXTRACT; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA EXTRACT; ROSEMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; TOONA SINENSIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ERYTHROCYTE GHOST; GUAVA; MEDICINAL PLANT; OXIDATION; PLANT LEAF; ROSEMARINUS OFFICINALIS; TEA; TOONA SINENSIS; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA; TOONA SINENSIS;

EID: 34249078533     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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