Antioxidant activity of an unusual 3-hydroxyindole derivative isolated from fruits of Aristotelia chilensis (Molina) stuntz

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 64, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 759-762

  Céspedes, Carlos L ^a   Alarcon, Julio ^a   Valdez Morales, Maribel ^b   Paredes López, Octavio ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL BÍO BÍO   (Chile)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antioxidant Activity; Aristotelia chilensis; Hydroxyindole

Indexed keywords

ARISTOTELIA CHILENSIS;

EID: 70449572502     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2009-9-1024     Document Type: Article

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