Potential antioxidant properties of Nigerian edible mushrooms

Agro Food Industry Hi-Tech

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 44-45

  Oyetayo, Folake Lucy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADO EKITI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT NUTRIENT; ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES; ANTIOXIDANT STATUS; EDIBLE MUSHROOM; NIGERIANS; NUTRITIONAL QUALITIES; PHENOLIC ACIDS;

ANTIOXIDANTS; COPPER; METAL IONS; ORGANIC ACIDS;

FUNGI;

BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 34548356705     PISSN: 17226996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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