Review on some antioxidant plants growing in Arab world

Journal of Saudi Chemical Society

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 293-307

  Al Jaber, Nabilah A ^a   Awaad, Amani S ^a   Moses, John E ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Anthraqunons; Antioxidant activity; Flavonoids; Medicinal plant; Polyphenols; Tannins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860403997     PISSN: 13196103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jscs.2011.07.004     Document Type: Review

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