Antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of methanol extracts from leafy vegetables consumed in Korea

Food Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 802-806

  Kim, Hoikyung ^a   Bang, Chansook ^a   Choi, Youngmin ^a   Lee, Junsoo ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Antiproliferation; Flavonoid; Leafy vegetable; Polyphenolic

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; CICHORIUM INTYBUS;

EID: 49749090860     PISSN: 12267708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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