An assessment of the antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of six species of edible Irish seaweeds

International Food Research Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 205-220

  Cox, S ^a   Abu Ghannam, N ^a   Gupta, S ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Antioxidant activity; Brown algae; Green algae; Red algae; Seaweeds

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROPHYTA; CHONDRUS; CHONDRUS CRISPUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HIMANTHALIA ELONGATA; LAMINARIA; LAMINARIA DIGITATA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PALMARIA PALMATA; PHAEOPHYCEAE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHODOPHYTA; SACCHARINA LATISSIMA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR ABONY; SPIRULINA; ULVA;

EID: 77951753436     PISSN: 19854668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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