Antioxidant potential and nutritional values of vegetables: A review

Research Journal of Medicinal Plant

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 50-81

  Nahak, Gayatri ^a   Suar, Mruntyanjay ^a   Sahu, Rajani Kanta ^a  

^a KIIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant properties; Minerals; Phytochemicals; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTHOCYANIN; ASCORBIC ACID; BORON; CALCIUM ION; CAROTENOID; CHROMIUM; COPPER; FLAVONOID; FOLIC ACID; HESPERIDIN; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM; QUERCETIN; RETINOL; RUTOSIDE; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; SELENIUM; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERPENOID; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN K GROUP; ZINC;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; IC 50; LEAFY VEGETABLE; LIPOLYSIS; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84895448471     PISSN: 18193455     EISSN: 21517924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjmp.2014.50.81     Document Type: Article

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