Sodium borohydride/chloranil-based assay for quantifying total flavonoids

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 9337-9344

  He, Xiangjiu ^a   Liu, Dong ^a   Rui, Hai Liu ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Antioxidant; Diet and cancer; Flavonoids; Fruits; Phenolics; Phytochemicals; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

BORANE DERIVATIVE; CHLORANIL; FLAVONOID; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; FRUIT; METHODOLOGY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; VEGETABLE;

BOROHYDRIDES; CHLORANIL; FLAVONOIDS; FRUIT; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; VEGETABLES;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM; MALUS X DOMESTICA; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

EID: 55549117860     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf070954+     Document Type: Article

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