Contribution of major lipophilic antioxidants to the antioxidant activity of basil extracts: An EPR study

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1128-1134

  Sgherri, Cristina ^a   Pinzino, Calogero ^b   Navari Izzo, Flavia ^a   Izzo, Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Chlorophyll; DPPH; EPR kinetics; Ocimum basilicum; Tocopherol

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2-DIPHENYL-1-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; FREE RADICAL; LIPID; PICRIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; TOCOPHEROL;

ARTICLE; BASIL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYDROPONICS; KINETICS; PLANT LEAF;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CAROTENOIDS; CHLOROPHYLL; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FREE RADICALS; HYDROPONICS; KINETICS; LIPIDS; OCIMUM BASILICUM; PICRATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; TOCOPHEROLS;

OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM;

EID: 79952773309     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4296     Document Type: Article

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