Plant aqueous extracts: Antioxidant capacity via haemolysis and bacteriophage P22 protection

Food Control

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 633-638

  Gião, Maria S ^a   Leitão, Isabel ^a   Pereira, Ana ^a   Borges, André B ^a   Guedes, Catarina J ^a   Fernandes, João C ^a   Belo, Luís ^b,c   Santos Silva, Alice ^b,c   Hogg, Tim A ^a   Pintado, Manuela E ^a   Malcata, F Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Erythrocytes; In vivo assays; Medicinal plants; Salmonella Typhimurium

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA; ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM; RUBUS GLAUCUS; RUBUS IDAEUS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SALVIA; SATUREJA MONTANA;

EID: 73549116726     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2009.08.014     Document Type: Article

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