Investigation on secondary metabolite content and antioxidant activity of commercial saffron powder

European Food Research and Technology

Volumn 242, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 987-993

  Urbani, Eleonora ^a   Blasi, Francesca ^a   Simonetti, Maria Stella ^a   Chiesi, Claudia ^a   Cossignani, Lina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ABTS; Antioxidant activity; DPPH; HPLC DAD; Saffron powder; Secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASSAYS; BIOMOLECULES; EXTRACTION; FREE RADICALS; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLITES;

ABTS; ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES; DPPH; METHANOLIC EXTRACTS; RADICAL SCAVENGING ACTIVITY; SECONDARY METABOLITES;

FOOD ADDITIVES;

EID: 84963723424     PISSN: 14382377     EISSN: 14382385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00217-016-2687-z     Document Type: Article

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