In vitro antioxidant activity of Amaranthus lividus L.

Food Chemistry

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 867-872

  Ozsoy, N ^a   Yilmaz, T ^a   Kurt, O ^a   Can, A ^a   Yanardag, R ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Amaranthus lividus; Antioxidant activity; Free radicals; Scavenging activity

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; AMARANTH; ASCORBIC ACID; FERRIC ION; FERROUS ION; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LIPID; LIPOSOME; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; WATER;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS LIVIDUS; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; VEGETABLE;

AMARANTHUS BLITUM SUBSP. OLERACEUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS;

EID: 67349142020     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.03.036     Document Type: Article

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