A comparative study on the free radical scavenging activities of some fresh flowers in southern China

LWT

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1586-1591

  Youwei, Zeng ^a,b   Jinlian, Zhao ^a   Yonghong, Peng ^a,c  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGDONG INDUSTRY TECHNICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^c HUIZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Extract; Free radical scavenging activity; Fresh flower; Polyphenolic content

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICALS;

AQUEOUS EXTRACTS; COMPARATIVES STUDIES; EXTRACT; FREE RADICAL-SCAVENGING ACTIVITIES; FRESH FLOWER; HYDROXYL FREE RADICALS; POLYPHENOLIC CONTENT; SCAVENGING ACTIVITIES; SOUTHERN CHINA; SUPEROXIDES;

ANTIOXIDANTS;

EID: 47649104272     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2007.10.010     Document Type: Article

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