Potent antioxidant and radical-scavenging activities of traditional Japanese cereal grains

Journal of UOEH

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 375-389

  Higashi okai, Kiyoka ^a   Ishida, Emi ^a   Nakamura, Yumiko ^a   Fujiwara, Satomi ^a   Okai, Yasuji ^b  

^a Hiroshima Jogakuin University   (Japan)

^b Osaka Kun ei Women's College   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Japanese traditional cereal grains; Radical scavenging activity

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; DIPHENYL P PICRYLHYDRAZYL; DIPHENYL-P-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; HYDRAZINE DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LINOLEIC ACID; METHANOL; PHENOLIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CEREAL; CHEMISTRY; JAPAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CEREALS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HYDRAZINES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYBENZOIC ACIDS; JAPAN; LINOLEIC ACID; LIPID PEROXIDATION; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACTS; WATER;

EID: 59449091171     PISSN: 0387821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7888/juoeh.30.375     Document Type: Article

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