Yerba mate tea (Ilex paraguariensis): Phenolics, antioxidant capacity and in vitro inhibition of colon cancer cell proliferation

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-34

  de Mejía, Elvira González ^a   Song, Young Soo ^a   Heck, Caleb I ^a   Ramírez Mares, MarcoVinicio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL MAR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Colon cancer; DPPH; Ilex paraguariensis; Mate tea; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

CROTON OVALIFOLIUS; ILEX PARAGUARIENSIS;

EID: 77349093775     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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