Evaluation of antioxidant and antimicrobial capacity of Syzygium cumini L. Leaves extracted sequentially in different solvents

Journal of Food Biochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 168-176

  Kaneria, Mital ^a   Chanda, Sumitra ^a  

^a SAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 ,2-DIPHENYL-1-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTI-MICROBIAL EFFECTS; ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGING; INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES; SUPEROXIDE ANION RADICALS; TOTAL PHENOL CONTENTS;

ACETONE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; OXYGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOLVENTS;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

FUNGI; SYZYGIUM CUMINI;

EID: 84875803541     PISSN: 01458884     EISSN: 17454514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4514.2011.00614.x     Document Type: Article

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