Antioxidant activity of polar lichens from King George Island (Antarctica)

Polar Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 605-608

  Paudel, Babita ^a,b   Bhattarai, Hari Datta ^a   Lee, Jin Sung ^a   Hong, Soon Gyu ^a   Shin, Hyun Woung ^b   Yim, Joung Han ^a  

^a Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI)   (South Korea)

^b Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ISLAND; LICHEN; METABOLITE; POLAR REGION; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY);

ANTARCTICA; KING GEORGE ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

EID: 43749117141     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-007-0394-8     Document Type: Article

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