Antioxidant properties of selected Etlingera and Zingiber species (Zingiberaceae) from borneo island

International Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-9

  Sabli, Farrawati ^a   Mohamed, Maryati ^b   Rahmat, Asmah ^c   Ibrahim, Halijah ^d   Abu Bakar, Mohd Fadzelly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TUN HUSSEIN ONN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Total flavanoid; Total phenolic contents; Zingiberaceae

Indexed keywords

ETLINGERA; ETLINGERA BELALONGENSIS; ZINGIBER; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 84859997066     PISSN: 1819155X     EISSN: 21522561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijbc.2012.1.9     Document Type: Article

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