Free radical scavenging activity of ethanolic extracts from herbs and spices commercialized in Brazil

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1225-1232

  Mariutti, Lilian Regina Barros ^b   Barreto, Gisela Pizarro De Mattos ^b   Bragagnolo, Neura ^b   Mercadante, Adriana Zerlotti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

ABTS; Antioxidant activity; Colorifico; DPPH; Free radical scavenging activity; Herbs; Spices

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM SATIVUM; ALLIUM SCHOENOPRASUM; ARTEMISIA DRACUNCULUS; CUMINUM CYMINUM; ELETTARIA CARDAMOMUM; KOBUS; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS; OCIMUM; PETROSELINUM CRISPUM; PIMENTA DIOICA; PIPER NIGRUM; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 59449086668     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132008000600018     Document Type: Article

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