Antioxidative effect of lotus seed and seedpod extracts

Food Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1761-1766

  Kim, Min Ju ^a   Shin, Han Seung ^a  

^a Dongguk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

antioxidative effect; lotus seed; lotus seedpod; radical scavenging activity

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FLAVONOIDS;

ANTI OXIDATIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY; ANTIOXIDATIVE EFFECTS; FERRIC REDUCING ABILITY OF PLASMAS; LOTUS SEEDPODS; LOTUS SEEDS; NATURAL ANTIOXIDANTS; RADICAL SCAVENGING ACTIVITY;

ANTIOXIDANTS;

NELUMBO NUCIFERA;

EID: 84871853779     PISSN: 12267708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10068-012-0234-7     Document Type: Article

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