Flavonoids and phenolic acids as antioxidants in plants and human health

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 130-134

  Saxena, Mamta ^a   Saxena, Jyoti ^a   Pradhan, Alka ^b  

^a Department of chemistry   (India)

^b MVM College   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Flavonoids; Phenolic acids

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; APIGENIN; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CATECHIN; CHRYSIN; COUMARIC ACID; EPICATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; FLAVONOID; GALANGIN; GENISTEIN; HESPERETIN; HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; KAEMPFEROL; LUTEOLIN; NARINGENIN; PHENOL; QUERCETIN; SELENIUM; TAXIFOLIN;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 84868279075     PISSN: 0976044X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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