Recent updates on free radicals scavenging flavonoids: An overview

Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 108-117

  Gupta, Vivek Kumar ^a   Kumria, Rachna ^b   Garg, Munish ^c   Gupta, Monika ^a  

^a ASBASJSM   (India)

^b MAHARISHI MARKANDESHWAR DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chemical nature; Dietary antioxidants; Flavonoids

Indexed keywords

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 77953467555     PISSN: 16823974     EISSN: 18125697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2010.108.117     Document Type: Article

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