Infusions of Portuguese medicinal plants: Dependence of final antioxidant capacity and phenol content on extraction features

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 87, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 2638-2647

  Gião, Maria S ^a   González Sanjosé, Maria L ^b   Rivero Pérez, Maria D ^b   Pereira, Cláudia I ^a   Pintado, Manuela E ^a   Malcata, F Xavier ^a,c  

^a CBQF CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA E QUÍMICA FINA LABORATÓRIO ASSOCIADO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

ABTS +; Folin ciocalteu; Leaves; Persea americana (Lauraceae); Powder

Indexed keywords

LAURACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; OLEA EUROPAEA; OLEACEAE; PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 35748954646     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3023     Document Type: Article

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