The effect of solvent extraction on antioxidant properties of apricot fruit

Central European Journal of Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 199-204

  Leccese, Annamaria ^a   Viti, Raffaella ^b   Bartolini, Susanna ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Fruit quality; Prunus armeniaca L; Solvent extraction

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 79651469163     PISSN: 1895104X     EISSN: 16443632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11535-010-0113-2     Document Type: Article

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