Chemical assessment and in vitro antioxidant capacity of Ficus carica latex

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 3393-3398

  Oliveira, Andreia P ^a   Silva, Luís R ^a   Ferreres, Federico ^b   De Pinho, Paula Guedes ^a   Valentão, Patrícia ^a   Silva, Branca M ^a,c   Pereira, José A ^d   Andrade, Paula B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Research Group on Quality   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FERNANDO PESSOA   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase inhibition; Antioxidant potential; Ficus carica latex; Organic acids; Volatiles

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; LATEX; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FICUS;

ANTIOXIDANTS; FICUS; LATEX; PLANT EXTRACTS;

CARICA PAPAYA; FICUS CARICA;

EID: 77949811835     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9039759     Document Type: Article

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