Phytochemical accumulation and antioxidant capacity at four maturity stages of cranberry fruit

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 345-348

  Çelik, Hüseyin ^a   Özgen, Mustafa ^b   Serçe, Sedat ^c   Kaya, Cemal ^b  

^a University of 19 Mayis   (Turkey)

^b GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; FRAP; Organic acids; Phenolic; TEAC; Vaccinium macrocarpon L.

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; CITRIC ACID; FRUIT; MATURATION; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PIGMENT;

VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

EID: 69749101001     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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