Antifungal, aflatoxin inhibitory and free radical-scavenging activities of some medicinal plants extracts

Journal of Food Quality

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 182-189

  Shukla, Ravindra ^a   Singh, Priyanka ^a   Prakash, Bhanu ^a   Dubey, Anuradha N K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 ,2-DIPHENYL-1-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTI-FUNGAL; ANTI-FUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE; MEDICINAL PLANTS; PHYLLANTHUS; SEMISYNTHETIC MEDIUM; TERMINALIA CHEBULA; TOXIGENIC STRAINS;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS; FRUITS; METHANOL; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

FREE RADICALS;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA; TERMINALIA CHEBULA;

EID: 84861985033     PISSN: 01469428     EISSN: 17454557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4557.2012.00441.x     Document Type: Article

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