Total phenolics and antioxidant activity of jujube (Zizyphus jujube Mill.) genotypes selected from Turkey

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 303-307

  Kamiloǧlu, Önder ^a   Ercisli, Sezai ^b   Şengül, Memnune ^b   Toplu, Celil ^a   Serçe, Sedat ^a  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Drying; Foods of plant origin; Fruits; Phenols

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALKALOID; BETA CAROTENE; FERRIC ION; JUJUBE EXTRACT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRY WEIGHT; GENOTYPE; JUJUBE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); ZIZYPHUS JUJUBE;

ZIZIPHUS;

EID: 59649126720     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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