Antioxidant properties of banana flower of two cultivars in china using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) reducing power, 2,2'-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6- sulphonate (ABTS) and inhibition of lipid peroxidation assays

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 4470-4477

  Sheng, Zhan Wu ^a   Ma, Wei Hong ^a   Gao, Jin He ^a   Bi, Yang ^b   Zhang, Wei Min ^c   Dou, Hua Ting ^d   Jin, Zhi Qiang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b GANSU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HAINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Banana flower; Peroxidation; Scavenging effects

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; BANANA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; GALLIC ACID; PHENOL; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; SAPONIN; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BANANA; CHINA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOWER; LIPID PEROXIDATION;

EID: 79957906441     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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