Comparative antioxidant activity study of some commonly used spices in Bangladesh

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 340-343

  Sultana, S ^a   Ripa, F A ^a   Hamid, K ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

1,1 diphenyl 1 2 picryl hydrazyl; Antioxidant; Radical scavenger

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FREE RADICAL; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; SPICE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BANGLADESH; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FREE RADICALS; HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPICES;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; CINNAMOMUM; CINNAMOMUM TAMALA; CINNAMOMUM VERUM; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM; CUMINUM CYMINUM; ELETTARIA CARDAMOMUM; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 77951454479     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2010.340.343     Document Type: Article

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