Comparative activity of antioxidants from wheat sprouts, Morinda citrifolia, fermented papaya and white tea

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 168-177

  Calzuola, Isabella ^a   Luigi Gianfranceschi, Gian ^a   Marsili, Valeria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Fermented papaya; Morinda citrifolia; Radical scavenger activity; Wheat sprouts; White tea

Indexed keywords

'NONI'; CARICA PAPAYA EXTRACT; FERRICYANIDE; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA EXTRACT; OXYGEN; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT GLYCOSIDE; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WHEAT EXTRACT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; FERMENTATION; TEA; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CARICA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; MORINDA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TRITICUM;

CARICA PAPAYA; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 37849185918     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09637480600658328     Document Type: Article

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