Antioxidant activities of extracts from areca (Areca catectu L.) flower, husk and seed

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 3887-3892

  Zhang, Wei Min ^a   Li, Bin ^a   Han, Lin ^a   Zhang, Hai De ^a  

^a HAINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Areca catectu L. extracts

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; FLAVANOID; HYDROXYL GROUP; PHENOL; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SCAVENGER;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BETEL NUT; FLOWER; FOOD INDUSTRY; FRUIT HUSK; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT SEED;

ARECA;

EID: 70349189392     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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