Total phenolic contents and antioxidant capacities of 51 edible and wild flowers

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 319-330

  Li, An Na ^a   Li, Sha ^a   Li, Hua Bin ^a   Xu, Dong Ping ^a   Xu, Xiang Rong ^b   Chen, Feng ^c  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Flower; HPLC; Total phenolic content

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895070853     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2013.10.022     Document Type: Article

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