Total polyphenol and antioxidant activity of red amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor L.) as affected by different sunlight level

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 395-401

  Khandaker, Laila ^a   Ali, Md B ^a   Oba, Shinya ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Polyphenol; Red amaranth; Sunlight level

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS; AMARANTHUS TRICOLOR;

EID: 55949105248     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs1.77.395     Document Type: Article

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