Antioxidant potential of commercially available cumin (Cuminum cyminuml inn) in Pakistan

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 240-247

  Bukhari, S Birjees ^a   Iqbal, Shahid ^b   Bhanger, M I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SINDH   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SARGODHA   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Cumin; Radical scavenging activity; Total phenolic content

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALCOHOL; CUMIN EXTRACT; DICHLOROMETHANE; GALLIC ACID; HEXANE; METHANOL; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHELATION; CUMIN; DRUG DETERMINATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PAKISTAN; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SOXHLET EXTRACTION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CUMINUM; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MOLYBDENUM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PAKISTAN; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPICES; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

CUMINUM; CUMINUM CYMINUM;

EID: 68349131476     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09637480701695583     Document Type: Article

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