Antioxidant capacities of vegetables consumed in north east india assessed by three different in vitro assays

International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 118-123

  Ayub Ali, M ^a   Victoria Chanu, K ^a   Inaotombi Devi, L ^b  

^a CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b RIPANS   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; DPPH; FRAP; Total phenolic content; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; FERRIC ION; GALLIC ACID; METHANOL; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; TROLOX C; WATER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BANANA; BEAN; BRASSICA; BRASSICA CAULORAPA; BROCCOLI; CABBAGE; CAPSICUM CHINENSE; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS; CARROT; CAULIFLOWER; CUCUMBER; FERRIC REDUCING ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL ASSAY; FLOWER; FOOD INTAKE; HYACINTHUS; IN VITRO STUDY; INDIA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; OKRA; PARKIA SPECIOSA; PEPPER; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; PLANT LEAF; POTATO; PUMPKIN; RADISH; SOLANUM; SOLANUM MELANGONA; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; TOMATO; TURNIP; VEGETABLE; VIGNA SESQUIPEDALIS;

EID: 79955547886     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09757538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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