Distribution of total phenolics and antioxidant activity in fruit, leaf, stem and root of Monsonia burkeana

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 5, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 2570-2575

  Mamphiswana, N D ^a   Mashela, P W ^a   Mdee, L K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Optimum; Phenolic; Saturation factor

Indexed keywords

MONSONIA;

EID: 78449312408     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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