Structural identification of ginseng polysaccharides and testing of their antioxidant activities

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 376-381

  Luo, Dianhui ^a   Fang, Baishan ^a  

^a HUAQIAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Ginseng; Periodate oxidation Smith degradation; Purification

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PURIFICATION;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BOILING-WATER EXTRACTION; GINSENG; PERIODATE OXIDATION-SMITH DEGRADATION;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

PANAX GINSENG;

EID: 39649122125     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2007.09.006     Document Type: Article

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