Extraction, quantification, and antioxidant activities of phenolics from pericarp and seeds of bitter melons (Momordica charantia) harvested at three maturity stages (Immature, Mature, and Ripe)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 4428-4433

  Horax, Ronny ^a,b   Hettiarachchy, Navam ^a   Chen, Pengyin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b Department of Pharmacy   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Bitter melon; DPPH; Maturity; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; PLANT SEED;

FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEEDS;

CUCUMIS; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA;

EID: 77950674523     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9029578     Document Type: Article

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