Physicochemical properties, antioxidant activity and cellular protective effects of honeys from southern Africa

Food Chemistry

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1544-1550

  Serem, June C ^a   Bester, Megan J ^a  

^a Faculty of Health Sciences   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Cellular effects; DCFH DA; Erythrocytes; Honey; Plasmid DNA; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; CELLULAR EFFECTS; DCFH-DA; ERYTHROCYTES; HONEY; PLASMID DNA; SOUTHERN AFRICA;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMOLECULES;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); CATALASE; DICHLOROFLUORESCEIN; FLAVONOID; PLASMID DNA; POLYPHENOL;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL PROTECTION; CELL STRAIN CACO 2; COLOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; HEMOLYSIS; HONEY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; OXIDATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84859791300     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: 18737072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.02.047     Document Type: Article

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