Superoxide anion radical scavenging activity of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.)

Journal of Berry Research

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-23

  Tumbas, Vesna ^a   Čanadanović Brunet, Jasna ^a   Gille, Lars ^b   Dilas, Sonja ^a   Ćetković, Gordana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bilberry; ESR spectroscopy; flavonoids; phenolic acids; superoxide anion radicals; vitamin C

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861660554     PISSN: 18785093     EISSN: 18785123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BR-2010-002     Document Type: Article

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