Composition and antioxidant activity of aqueous and ethanolic Pelargonium radula extracts

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 85, Issue , 2013, Pages 17-22

  Petlevski, R ^a   Flajs, D ^b   Kalodera, Z ^a   Zovko Koncic M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Diabetes; Lactate dehydrogenase; Pelargonium radula; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CULTIVATION; DIABETES; DISTILLATION; LEAF; OXIDATION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

PELARGONIUM;

EID: 84871863776     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2012.11.009     Document Type: Article

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