Chemical composition and antioxidant potential of Acacia leucophloea Roxb.

Acta Botanica Croatica

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 133-144

  Zia Ul Haq, Muhammad ^a   Ćavar, Sanja ^b   Qayum, Mughal ^c   Khan, Inamullah ^d   Ahmad, Shakeel ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^c KOHAT UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

^e BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acacia leucophloea; Amino acids; Antioxidant activity; Fatty acids; Mineral content; Sterols; Tocopherols

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879529840     PISSN: None     EISSN: 03650588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10184-012-0005-9     Document Type: Article

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