The phenolic compounds and the antioxidant potential of infusion of herbs from the Brazilian Amazonian region

Food Research International

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 875-881

  Da Silva Port's, Pollyane ^a   Chisté, Renan Campos ^a   Godoy, Helena Teixeira ^a   Prado, Marcelo Alexandre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Flavonoids; HPLC; Infusion; Phenolic compounds

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY; ANTIOXIDANT COMPOUNDS; ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; DIODE ARRAY DETECTORS; HPLC; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; TOTAL PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS;

ANTIOXIDANTS; DRUG INFUSION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAMMALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHENOLS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

FLAVONOIDS;

ANNONA MURICATA; BAUHINIA; BAUHINIA UNGULATA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CHRYSOBALANUS ICACO; CROTON CAJUCARA; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; LIPPIA; LIPPIA ALBA; LUEHEA SPECIOSA;

EID: 84882881529     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2013.02.010     Document Type: Article

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