Free radical scavenging activities of Zizyphus mauritiana

Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 199-206

  Bhuiyan, M A R ^a   Hoque, M Z ^a  

^a KHULNA UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; DPPH free radical; Ethanolic extracts; Fruits; IC50; Zizyphus mauritiana

Indexed keywords

ZIZIPHUS; ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA;

EID: 77955636452     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15794377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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