Antioxidant activity and polyphenol content in edible wild fruits from Nepal

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 425-432

  Chalise, Jaya Prakash ^a   Acharya, Kalpana ^a   Gurung, Nirmala ^a   Bhusal, Ram Prasad ^a   Gurung, Reenu ^a   Skalko Basnet, Natasa ^a,b   Basnet, Purusotam ^a,b  

^a POKHARA UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

1,1 diphenyl 2 picryl hydrazyl radical; Antioxidant; Polyphenol; Wild fruits

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2-DIPHENYL-1-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PICRIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOLS; SCAVENGER;

ANACARDIACEAE; ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FRUIT; NEPAL; PHYLLANTHUS; TERMINALIA;

ANACARDIACEAE; ANGIOSPERMS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; FLAVONOIDS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FRUIT; NEPAL; PHENOLS; PHYLLANTHUS; PICRATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; TERMINALIA;

CHOEROSPONDIAS; MELASTOMA MALABATHRICUM; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA; PYRULARIA; PYRULARIA EDULIS; SPONDIAS; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA BELLIRICA; TERMINALIA CHEBULA;

EID: 77952554980     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09637481003591590     Document Type: Article

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