Phytochemical and antioxidant properties of anthocyanin-rich Morus nigra and Morus rubra fruits

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 275-279

  Özgen, Mustafa ^a   Serçe, Sedat ^b   Kaya, Cemal ^a  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Black mulberry; FRAP; Organic acids; Phenolic; Red mulberry; TEAC

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CITRIC ACID; DECIDUOUS TREE; DICOTYLEDON; FRUIT; GLUCOSE; ORGANIC ACID; PIGMENT;

MORUS (PLANT); MORUS NIGRA; MORUS RUBRA; MORUS(ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 57149130115     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2008.08.007     Document Type: Article

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