Antioxidant activity of the extracts of some cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp.) cultivars commonly consumed in Pakistan

Molecules

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 2005-2017

  Zia Ul Haq, Muhammad ^a   Ahmad, Shakeel ^b   Amarowicz, Ryszard ^c   De Feo, Vincenzo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

^b BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND FOOD RESEARCH   (Poland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant potential; Cowpea; Pakistan; Phenolic compounds

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; METHANOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; SCAVENGER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ECOTYPE; FABACEAE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IC 50; PAKISTAN; PLANT SEED;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ECOTYPE; FABACEAE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; METHANOL; PAKISTAN; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROANTHOCYANIDINS; SEEDS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874582480     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules18022005     Document Type: Article

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