Chemical composition of the volatile extract and antioxidant activities of the volatile and nonvolatile extracts of Egyptian corn Silk (Zea mays L.)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 9124-9127

  El Ghorab, Ahmed ^a   El Massry, Khaled F ^a   Shibamoto, Takayuki ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

terpineol; 1,2 diphenyl 1 picrylhydrazyl; Antioxidant; Citronellol; Corn silk; Volatile extract

Indexed keywords

ALPHA-TERPINEOL; ANTIOXIDANT; CITRONELLOL; CYCLOHEXENE DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLVENT; TERPENE; TERPINEOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EGYPT; MAIZE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; VOLATILIZATION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CYCLOHEXENES; EGYPT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MONOTERPENES; PLANT EXTRACTS; SOLVENTS; VOLATILIZATION; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 36148965580     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf071646e     Document Type: Article

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