Influence of Tunisian Ficus carica fruit variability in phenolic profiles and in vitro radical scavenging potential

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1282-1289

  Faleh, Emna ^a   Oliveira, Andreia P ^b   Valentão, Patrícia ^b   Ferchichi, Ali ^a   Silva, Branca M ^c   Andrade, Paula B ^b  

^a Arid Land Institute   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Ficus carica L; Phenolic compounds; Phenotypes

Indexed keywords

1, 1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; CHLOROGENIC ACID; FERULIC ACID; FIG EXTRACT; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; RUTOSIDE; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; EXTRACTION; FIG; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 84871403748     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-695X2012005000132     Document Type: Article

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