Antioxidant activity measurement in tropical fruits: A case study with acerola

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 773, Issue , 2008, Pages 299-305

  Alves, R E ^a   De Brito, E S ^a   Rufino, M S M ^a   Sampaio, C G ^a  

^a EMBRAPA AGROINDÚSTRIA TROPICAL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Free radicals; Malpighia emarginata DC; Phenolics; Radical scavenging activity

Indexed keywords

MALPIGHIA EMARGINATA;

EID: 70450179788     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.773.45     Document Type: Article

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