Determination of total antioxidant capacity of green teas by the ferric reducing/antioxidant power assay

Iranian Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 167-172

  Hajimahmoodi, M ^a   Hanifeh, M ^a   Oveisi, M R ^a   Sadeghi, N ^a   Jannat, B ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Antocyandin compound; Flavonoid compound; Green tea; Phenolic compound

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; TEA;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 56549109231     PISSN: 17351979     EISSN: 17352746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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