Studies on the antioxygenic activity of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) and its fractions using various in vitro models

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 776-782

  Padmashree, Ananthan ^a   Sharma, Gopal K ^a   Semwal, Anil D ^a   Bawa, Amarinder S ^a  

^a DEFENCE FOOD RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxygenic activity; Bitter gourd; Flavonoids; Phenolics; Solvent extraction

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FLAVONOID; LINOLENIC ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYPHENOLS; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; FRUIT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; POWDER;

ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; ANTIOXIDANTS; DIETARY FIBER; FLAVONOIDS; FRUIT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; PHENOLS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANT PROTEINS; POWDERS;

MOMORDICA CHARANTIA;

EID: 79551634889     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4251     Document Type: Article

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