Studies on Indian green leafy vegetables for their antioxidant activity

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-45

  Gupta, Sheetal ^a   Prakash, Jamuna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

Carotene; Antioxidant activity; Ascorbic acid; Free radical scavenging activity; Green leafy vegetables; Polyphenol; Reducing power

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; IRON CHELATING AGENT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOLS; SCAVENGER; TRITERPENE;

AMARANTHUS; ARTICLE; CENTELLA ASIATICA; CHEMISTRY; FENUGREEK; INDIA; METABOLISM; MURRAYA; VEGETABLE;

AMARANTHUS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CENTELLA; FLAVONOIDS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; INDIA; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; MURRAYA; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; TRIGONELLA; TRITERPENES; VEGETABLES;

AMARANTHUS; CENTELLA ASIATICA; GIARDIA LAMBLIA VIRUS; MURRAYA; MURRAYA KOENIGII; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 59849119107     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11130-008-0096-6     Document Type: Article

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