The antioxidant activity and polyphenolic contents of different plant seeds extracts

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1063-1068

  Atrooz, Omar M ^a  

^a MUTAH UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; DPPH; Flavonoids; Seeds extracts; Total polyphenol contents

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FLAVONOID; FREE RADICAL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOLS;

ARTICLE; BARLEY; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PEPPER; PLANT SEED; SWEET ORANGE; WATERMELON; WHEAT;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CAPSICUM; CITRULLUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; ERYTHROCYTES; FLAVONOIDS; FREE RADICALS; HORDEUM; HUMANS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEEDS; TRITICUM;

CANNA INDICA; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 70349615401     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2009.1063.1068     Document Type: Article

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