Antioxidant activity and phenolic content of flour and protein concentrate of amaranthus cruentus seeds

Journal of Food Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1327-1341

  Escudero, Nora L ^a   Albarracín, Graciela J ^a   Lucero López, Romina V ^a   Giménez, M Sofía ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 ,1-DIPHENYL-2-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; AMARANTHUS; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; ANTIOXIDANT DEFENSE; BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS; DRY WEIGHT; GALLIC ACIDS; HISTOPATHOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS; PHENOLIC CONTENT; PROTEIN CONCENTRATES; SCAVENGING ACTIVITIES; TOTAL PHENOLS; WISTAR RAT;

NITRIC OXIDE; PHENOLS; RATS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 79960961126     PISSN: 01458884     EISSN: 17454514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4514.2010.00454.x     Document Type: Article

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