Phytochemical characterization and antioxidant activity of Opuntia microdasys (Lehm.) Pfeiff flowers in different stages of maturity

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 27-37

  Chahdoura, Hassiba ^a,b   Barreira, João C M ^a,c   Barros, Lillian ^b   Santos Buelga, Celestino ^c   Ferreira, Isabel C F R ^a   Achour, Lotfi ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Flowering stage; Functional foods; Opuntia microdasys; PCA; Phytochemicals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902651793     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2014.04.011     Document Type: Article

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