Comparison of antioxidant activity and total phenols of some date varieties

Daru

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 104-108

  Khanavi, M ^a   Saghari, Z ^a   Mohammadirad, A ^a   Khademi, R ^b   Hadjiakhoondi, A ^a   Abdollahi, M ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; DPPH; FRAP; Phoenix dactyliferea L.; Total phenol

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETONE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FORMIC ACID; METHANOL; PHENOL; PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DATE (FRUIT); DRUG SCREENING; PALM TREE; VARIETAS;

EID: 68949134292     PISSN: 15608115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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