Arbutus unedo L. leaves as source of phytochemicals with bioactive properties

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 473-478

  Malheiro, Ricardo ^a   Sá, Olga ^a   Pereira, Eric ^a   Aguiar, Cristina ^b   Baptista, Paula ^a   Pereira, José Alberto ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial properties; Antioxidant activity; Aqueous extracts; Arbutus unedo L. leaves; Total phenols

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; AQUEOUS EXTRACTS; ARBUTUS UNEDO; TOTAL PHENOLS;

AGENTS; ASSAYS; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; MICROORGANISMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

PHENOLS;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT; BIOACTIVITY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; FRUIT; GENOTYPE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LEAF; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

PORTUGAL;

ARBUTUS UNEDO; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 84857139211     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2011.07.023     Document Type: Article

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