Antioxidant activity of the various extracts from different parts of lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertner)

Food Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1051-1054

  Choi, Hae Yeon ^a   Jung, Kyunghee ^a   Shin, Han Seung ^a  

^a Dongguk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Lotus; Nelumbo nucifera gaertner; Radical scavenging activity; Total phenolic content

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; LOTUS; NELUMBO NUCIFERA GAERTNER; RADICAL SCAVENGING ACTIVITY; TOTAL PHENOLIC CONTENT;

PHENOLS;

NELUMBO; NELUMBO NUCIFERA;

EID: 79954619868     PISSN: 12267708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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