Cymbopogon citratus leaves: Characterization of flavonoids by HPLC-PDA-ESI/MS/MS and an approach to their potential as a source of bioactive polyphenols

Food Chemistry

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 718-728

  Figueirinha, Artur ^a,c   Paranhos, António ^a   Pérez Alonso, José J ^b   Santos Buelga, Celestino ^b   Batista, Maria T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF VISEU   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cymbopogon citratus leaves; Flavonoid isolation; Free radical scavenging; Gramineae; Hydroxyl radical; Lemon grass; O and C Glycosylflavones; Polyphenol fractionation; Superoxide anion

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALCOHOL; APIGENIN; CAFFEIC ACID; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; LUTEOLIN; METHANOL; PARA COUMARIC ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; EXTRACTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; POACEAE;

EID: 42649102637     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.02.045     Document Type: Article

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