Functional compounds and antioxidant properties of dried green and red peppers

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 6, Issue 25, 2011, Pages 5638-5644

  Ozgur, M ^a   Ozcan, T ^a   Akpinar Bayizit, A ^a   Yilmaz Ersan, L ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM;

EID: 81155130624     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.709     Document Type: Article

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