Effect of γ-irradiation on the antioxidant activity of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum) seed extracts

Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2798-2805

  Chatterjee, Suchandra ^a   Variyar, Prasad S ^a   Sharma, Arun ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

irradiation; Antioxidant activity; Fenugreek

Indexed keywords

TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 80054811224     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15794377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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