Bioactive indicators related to bioelements of eight unifloral honeys

Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutricion

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 405-410

  Vit, Patricia ^a   Rodríguez Malaver, Antonio ^a   Rondón, Carlos ^a   González, Isbelia ^a   Di Bernardo, María Luisa ^a   García, María Ysabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Bioelements; Flavonoids; Polyphenols; Unifloral honey

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; APOIDEA; INSECTIVORA;

ALKALINE EARTH METAL; ANTIOXIDANT; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; FLAVONOID; HEAVY METAL; POLYPHENOL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CLASSIFICATION; FLOWER; HONEY;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; FLAVONOIDS; FLOWERS; HONEY; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; METALS, ALKALINE EARTH; METALS, HEAVY; POLYPHENOLS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

EID: 84855594505     PISSN: 00040622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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