Radical scavenging and anti-acetylcholinesterase activities of aqueous extract of wild pistachio (Pistacia atlantica Desf.) leaves

Food Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 515-522

  Peksel, Aysegul ^a   Arisan, Inci ^a   Yanardag, Refiye ^b  

^a YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

antiacetylcholinesterase activity; antioxidant activity; Pistacia atlantica Desf.; proline content; radical scavenging ability

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE ACTIVITY; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; PISTACIA ATLANTICA; PROLINE CONTENT; RADICAL SCAVENGING; RADICAL SCAVENGING ACTIVITY; SCAVENGING ACTIVITIES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

PISTACIA; PISTACIA ATLANTICA; PISTACIA VERA;

EID: 84876864001     PISSN: 12267708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10068-013-0109-6     Document Type: Article

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