Antioxidant properties of methanolic extracts from Diospyros mespiliformis (jackal berry), Flacourtia indica (Batoka plum), Uapaca kirkiana (wild loquat) and Ziziphus mauritiana (yellow berry) fruits

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 284-288

  Ndhlala, Ashwell R ^a   Chitindingu, Kuda ^a   Mupure, Chipo ^a   Murenje, Tapiwa ^a   Ndhlala, Farai ^b   Benhura, Mudadi A ^a   Muchuweti, Maude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b Department of Statistics   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Free radical; Phenolic acids; Wild fruits

Indexed keywords

DIOSPYROS; DIOSPYROS MESPILIFORMIS; ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA; FLACOURTIA INDICA; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; UAPACA KIRKIANA; ZIZIPHUS; ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA;

EID: 38549088834     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2006.01431.x     Document Type: Article

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