Distribution and antioxidant activity of polyphenols in ripe and unripe tree pepper (capsicum pubescens)

Journal of Food Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 456-473

  Oboh, G ^a,b,c   Rocha, J B T ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM PUBESCENS; RATTUS;

EID: 84984541274     PISSN: 01458884     EISSN: 17454514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4514.2007.00123.x     Document Type: Article

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