Evaluation of the polyphenol composition and antioxidant activity of African variety of Dacryodes edulis (G.Don) H.J Lam fruit

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1321-1325

  Atawodi, S E ^a,b   Atawodi, J C ^b   Idakwo, P ^b   Pfundstein, B ^a   Haubner, R ^a   Wurtele, G ^a   Spiegelhalder, B ^a   Bartsch, H ^a   Owen, R W ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Dacryodes edulis; Disease chemoprevention; Polyphenol

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATECHOL; DEOXYGUANOSINE; ELLAGIC ACID; GALLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; QUERCETIN; QUERCITRIN; SCAVENGER; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

AFRICA; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DACRYODES EDULIS; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ASSAY; FRUIT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREE;

AFRICA, CENTRAL; ANTIOXIDANTS; BURSERACEAE; FLAVONOIDS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FRUIT; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

DACRYODES EDULIS;

EID: 74349114285     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2008.0215     Document Type: Article

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