Phenolic content and free radical scavenging activities in rambutan during fruit maturation

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 247-252

  Thitilertdecha, Nont ^a   Rakariyatham, Nuansri ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

DPPH radical scavenging activity; Fruit development; Phenolics; Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum L.)

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CULTIVAR; DICOTYLEDON; FREE RADICAL; FRUIT; HARVESTING; HORTICULTURE; MATURATION; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY);

NEPHELIUM LAPPACEUM;

EID: 81855179354     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2011.03.041     Document Type: Article

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