Antioxidant activity and polyphenol content of aqueous extracts from Colombian Amazonian plants with medicinal use

Food Chemistry

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1566-1570

  Lizcano, Leandro J ^a   Bakkali, Fadil ^a   Begona Ruiz Larrea M ^a   Ignacio Ruiz Sanz, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amazonian plants; Flavonoids; ORAC; Polyphenols; TEAC

Indexed keywords

ABUTA GRANDIFLORA EXTRACT; ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; ANACARDIC ACID; ANACARDIUM EXCELSUM EXTRACT; BELLUCIA GROSSULARIOIDES EXTRACT; BROWNEA ROSADEMONTE EXTRACT; CATECHIN; CRESCENTIA CUJETE EXTRACT; CYPERUS PROLIXUS EXTRACT; EUGENIA STIPITATA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; GALLIC ACID; IRLBACHIA ALATA EXTRACT; JUSTICIA PECTORALIS EXTRACT; PIPER GLANDULOSISSIMUM EXTRACT; PIPER KRUKOFFII EXTRACT; PIPER PUTUMAYOENSE EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SENNA RETICULATA EXTRACT; SOLANUM GRANDIFLORUM EXTRACT; SOLANUM SESSILIFLORUM EXTRACT; TROLOX C; UNCARIA GUIANENSIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VISMIA BACCIFERA EXTRACT;

ABUTA GRANDIFLORA; ANACARDIUM EXCELSUM; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; BELLUCIA GROSSULARIOIDES; BIOASSAY; BROWNEA ROSADEMONTE; CASHEW NUT; COLOMBIA; COLORIMETRY; CRESCENTIA CUJETE; CYPERUS PROLIXUS; EUGENIA STIPITATA; FRUIT; IRLBACHIA ALATA; JUSTICIA PECTORALIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PIPER GLANDULOSISSIMUM; PIPER KRUKOFFII; PIPER PUTUMAYOENSE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; SENNA RETICULATA; SOLANUM GRANDIFLORUM; SOLANUM SESSILIFLORUM; SPATHIPHYLLUM; UNCARIA GUIANENSIS; VISMIA BACCIFERA;

BROWNEA ROSADEMONTE; SENNA RETICULATA;

EID: 70449651722     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.09.043     Document Type: Article

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