In vitro antioxidant activity of ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L., Asteraceae) herb

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 356-360

  Maksimović, Zoran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Ambrosia artemisiifolia; Antioxidant activity; DPPH assay; Flavonoids; FRAP assay; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; FATTY ACIDS; FREE RADICALS; KETONES; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHENOLS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

AMBROSIA ARTEMISIIFOLIA; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS ACETONE; ASCORBIC ACID; ASTERACEAE; BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE; DPPH ASSAY; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOIDS; FRAP ASSAY; FREE-RADICAL SCAVENGING; IN VITRO TESTING; IN-VITRO; PLANT MATERIALS; POLYPHENOL; POLYPHENOLS;

TESTING;

ACETONE; ANTIOXIDANT; BIOASSAY; HERB; PIGMENT; WEED;

AMBROSIA; AMBROSIA ARTEMISIIFOLIA; ASTERACEAE;

ANTIOXIDANT; ORGANIC ACID; PLANT;

EID: 49749132004     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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