Total phenolics and antioxidant capacity assays of selected fruits

Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 279-284

  Dragović Uzelac, Verica ^a   Levaj, Branka ^a   Bursać, Danijela ^a   Pedisić, Sandra ^a   Radojčić, Ivana ^a   Biško, Ante ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b Institute of Pomology   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Antioxidant capacity; Fruits; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASSAY; COLOR MORPH; COLORIMETRY; FRUIT; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PIGMENT; RADICAL;

CORNUS MAS; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; PRUNUS CERASUS; PRUNUS SPINOSA;

EID: 39149121174     PISSN: 13317768     EISSN: 13317776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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