Physico-chemical characteristics of some wild grown European elderberry ( Sambucus nigra L.) genotypes

Pharmacognosy Magazine

Volumn 5, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 320-323

  Mustafa, Akbulut ^a   Sezai, Ercisli ^b   Murat, Tosun ^b  

^a BLACK SEA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Turkey)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Elderberry; Total antioxidant; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; ASCORBIC ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRUIT; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROTEIN CONTENT; SAMBUCUS NIGRA;

EID: 74049144574     PISSN: 09731296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.58153     Document Type: Article

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