Chemical, fatty acid, volatile oil composition and antioxidant activity of shade dried neem (Azadirachta Indica L.) flower powder

International Food Research Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 807-813

  Narsing Rao, G ^a   Prabhakara Rao, P G ^a   Satyanarayana, A ^a  

^a Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Azadirachta indica; Chemical composition; Lipids; Neem flowers; Volatile oil

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897008090     PISSN: 19854668     EISSN: 22317546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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