Correlation of antioxidant activity and phytochemical profile in native plants

Nutrition & Food Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 71-79

  Srivastava, Jyoti ^a   Kumar, Sarvesh ^a   Vankar, Padma S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

ABTS; Alternative medicine; Antioxidant activity; DPPH; FRAP; Grewia asiatica; India; Lantana camara; Medicinal plants; Ocimum basilicum; Piper betle

Indexed keywords

GREWIA; GREWIA ASIATICA; LANTANA CAMARA; OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM; PIPER BETLE;

EID: 84859072828     PISSN: 00346659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00346651211212024     Document Type: Article

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