Determination of Free Radical Scavenging Activity of Plant Extracts Through DPPH Assay: An EPR and UV-Vis Study

Food Analytical Methods

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 759-766

  Sanna, Daniele ^a   Delogu, Giovanna ^a   Mulas, Maurizio ^b   Schirra, Mario ^c   Fadda, Angela ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Citrus juice; DPPH; EPR spectroscopy; Myrtle; UV Vis spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; CITRUS JUICES; DPPH; EPR SPECTROSCOPY; MYRTLE; UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY;

FRUIT JUICES; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; PARAMAGNETISM; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

CITRUS;

EID: 84862638078     PISSN: 19369751     EISSN: 1936976X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12161-011-9306-1     Document Type: Article

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