Antioxidant properties of polar and non-polar extracts of some tropical green leafy vegetables

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 88, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 2486-2492

  Oboh, Ganiyu ^a,b   Raddatz, Heike ^b   Henle, Thomas ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Carotenoids; Non polar; Phenol; Polar; Vegetables; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS; OCIMUM; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; STRUCHIUM; TELFAIRIA OCCIDENTALIS; VERNONIA; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA;

EID: 55549129619     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3367     Document Type: Article

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