Evaluation of antioxidant activity of Melittis melissophyllum L. extracts

Archives of Biological Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1401-1410

  Grujić, Slavica M ^a   Stojanović, Gordana S ^b   Mitić, Violeta D ^b   Stankov Jovanović, Vesna ^b   Džamić, Ana M ^a   Alimpić, Ana Z ^a   Marin, Petar D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NI   (Serbia)

Author keywords

ABTS; DPPH; Extracts; Flavonoids; FRAP; Lamiaceae; Melittis melissophyllum; Phenols

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921647817     PISSN: 03544664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/ABS1404401G     Document Type: Article

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