Bioactive constituents, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of three cultivars of wax apple (Syzygium samarangense L.) fruits

Research Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 7-16

  Moneruzzaman, Khandaker M ^a   Jahan, Sarwar Md ^a   Mat, Nashriyah ^a   Boyce, A N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Antioxidant; Bioactive; Cultivar; Trace element; Wax apple

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA; MANIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SYZYGIUM SAMARANGENSE;

EID: 84920374857     PISSN: 09736263     EISSN: 22784535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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