In vitro antioxidant activity of Bixa orellana (Annatto) seed extract

Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 101-106

  Abayomi, Modupeola ^a   Adebayo, Amusa S ^b   Bennett, Deon ^a   Porter, Roy ^c   Shelly Campbell, Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Jamaica)

^b ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Bixa orellana; DPPH; Ferric ion; In vitro

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896899556     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22313354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7324/JAPS.2014.40216     Document Type: Article

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