Changes in phenolic content, phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) activity, and antioxidant capacity of two buckwheat sprouts in relation to germination

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 298-304

  Ren, Shun Cheng ^a   Sun, Jun Tao ^b  

^a HENAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b XUCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Buckwheat sprouts; PAL activity; Phenols; Radical scavenging activity

Indexed keywords

FAGOPYRUM; FAGOPYRUM ESCULENTUM; FAGOPYRUM TATARICUM;

EID: 84898035428     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2014.01.031     Document Type: Article

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