Antioxidants in fruits and roots of Berberis asiatica Rox. ex. DC.: A highly valued Himalayan plant

National Academy Science Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 11-12, 2008, Pages 337-340

  Andola, Harish Chandra ^a   Rawal, R S ^a   Bhatt, I D ^a  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Berberis asiatica; Carotenoids; High performance liquid chromatography; Total phenolics

Indexed keywords

EID: 58749109245     PISSN: 0250541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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