Characterisation of phenolic acids, flavonoids, proanthocyanidins and antioxidant activity of water extracts from seed coats of marama bean [Tylosema esculentum] - an underutilised food legume

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 648-655

  Shelembe, Jeremiah S ^a,b   Cromarty, Duncan ^a   Bester, Megan J ^a   Minnaar, Amanda ^a   Duodu, Kwaku G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SWAZILAND   (Swaziland)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; HPLC MS; thiolysis; LDL oxidation; Marama bean; Phenolics; Proanthocyanidin; Prodelphinidin

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; HPLC/MS; LDL OXIDATION; MARAMA BEAN; PHENOLICS; PROANTHOCYANIDINS; PRODELPHINIDIN;

ORGANIC ACIDS; PHENOLS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

FLAVONOIDS;

TYLOSEMA ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84857058010     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2011.02889.x     Document Type: Article

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