Antioxidant capacity and polyphenolic content of blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) leaf infusions

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 608-614

  Piljac Zegarac J ^a   Belscak A ^a   Piljac, A ^b  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b University of Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

2,2 diphenyl 1 picrylhydrazyl; 2,20 azinobis(3 ethylbenzthiazoline 6 sulfonic acid); Antioxidant capacity; Blueberry; Ferric reducing antioxidant power; Infusions; Total phenol content

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); CATECHIN; GALLIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; SCAVENGER; TROLOX C;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLUEBERRY; CULTIVAR; DRUG ISOLATION; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEA;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BEVERAGES; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; PHENOLS; PICRATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SULFONIC ACIDS; THIAZOLES; VACCINIUM;

VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 68149158518     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2008.0081     Document Type: Article

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