Antioxidant properties of various solvent extracts from lychee (Litchi chinenesis Sonn.) flowers

Food Chemistry

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 577-581

  Liu, Shih Chuan ^a   Lin, Jau Tien ^a   Wang, Chin Kun ^a   Chen, Hsin Yi ^a   Yang, Deng Jye ^a  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Flavonoid; Litchi chinenesis Sonn.; Lychee flower; Phenol; Tannin

Indexed keywords

EID: 58849105806     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.09.088     Document Type: Article

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