Combination of antioxidants from different sources could offer synergistic benefits: A case study of tea and ginger blend

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1829-1832

  Makanjuola, Solomon A ^a   Enujiugha, Victor N ^a   Omoba, Olufunmilayo S ^a   Sanni, David M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Extraction solvent; Ginger; Partial least square regression; Synergism; Tea

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIOXIDANT; BLACK TEA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; GINGER EXTRACT; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ABTS RADICAL SCAVENGING ASSAY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ASSAY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; DPPH RADICAL SCAVENGING ASSAY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG ISOLATION; GINGER; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; TEA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CHEMISTRY;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; FLAVONOIDS; GINGER; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 84955167304     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1501001110     Document Type: Article

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