Comparative study of antioxidant power, polyphenols, flavonoids and betacyanins of peel and pulp of three Tunisian Opuntia forms

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 650-658

  Yeddes, Nizar ^a   Chérif, Jamila Kalthoum ^a,b   Ayadi, Malika Trabelsi ^a  

^a Laboratoire de Chimie des Materiaux   (Tunisia)

^b Institut Preparatoire Aux Etudes d'Ingenieurs de Tunis   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Cactus fruit; Opuntia ficus indica; Opuntia stricta; Phenolic compounds

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BETACYANIN; FLAVONOID; POLYPHENOL;

CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; OPUNTIA;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BETACYANINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FLAVONOIDS; OPUNTIA; POLYPHENOLS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION;

EID: 84888314040     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2014.650.658     Document Type: Article

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