Comparative antioxidant activity and total flavonoid content of Persian pomegranate (Punica granatum l.) cultivars

Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 519-524

  Ardekani, Mohammad Reza Shams ^a   Hajimahmoodi, Mannan ^a,b   Oveisi, Mohammad Reza ^b   Sadeghi, Naficeh ^b   Jannat, Behrooz ^c   Ranjbar, Ali Mohammad ^a   Gholam, Narges ^b   Moridi, Tahereh ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Fruit extract; Lythraceae; Punica granatum

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; FLAVONOID; PHENOL; PUNICA GRANATUM EXTRACT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG PURIFICATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; POMEGRANATE;

EID: 84856963686     PISSN: 17350328     EISSN: 17266890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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