Cymbopogon citratus industrial waste as a potential source of bioactive compounds

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 95, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 2652-2659

  Tavares, Filipa ^a   Costa, Gustavo ^a,b   Francisco, Vera ^a,b   Liberal, Joana ^a,b   Figueirinha, Artur ^a,c   Lopes, Maria Celeste ^a,b   Cruz, Maria Teresa ^a,b   Batista, Maria Teresa ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF VISEU   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Antioxidant; Cymbopogon citratus; Industrial waste; Lemongrass; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL;

CHEMISTRY; CYMBOPOGON; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PLANT LEAF; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CYMBOPOGON; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; POLYPHENOLS;

EID: 84940790313     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6999     Document Type: Article

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