Polyphenol composition and antioxidant potential of Hibiscus esculentus L. fruit cultivated in Nigeria

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1316-1320

  Atawodi, S E ^a,b   Atawodi, J C ^b   Idakwo, G A ^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 potential; Hibiscus esculentus; Lady's finger; Okro; Polyphenol

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; DEOXYGUANOSINE; FLAVONOID; METHANOL; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; QUERCETIN; SCAVENGER; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CULTIVAR; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ASSAY; FRUIT; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; OKRA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIOXIDANTS; FLAVONOIDS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FRUIT; HIBISCUS; NIGERIA; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

ABELMOSCHUS; ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS; MALVACEAE;

EID: 74349127401     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2008.0211     Document Type: Article

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