Evaluation of antioxidant and antimicrobial potential of strawberry tree (Arbutus Unedo L.) leaf

Food Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1249-1256

  Orak, Hakime Hülya ^a   Yagar, Hülya ^b   Isbilir, Sebnem Selen ^b   Demirci, Ahmet Şükrü ^a   Gümüş, Tuncay ^a   Ekinci, Neslihan ^c  

^a NAMIK KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

antibacterial activity; antifungal activity; antioxidant activity; Arbutus unedo leaf; total phenolic content

Indexed keywords

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTI-FUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; ARBUTUS UNEDO; TOTAL PHENOLIC CONTENT;

ASPERGILLUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRUITS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MICROORGANISMS; OXYGEN; PHENOLS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SALMONELLA;

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; FRUITS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MICROORGANISMS; OXYGEN; PHENOLS; PLANTS;

ARBUTUS UNEDO; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84857615756     PISSN: 12267708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10068-011-0172-9     Document Type: Article

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