Microbial transformation of selected flavanones as a method of increasing the antioxidant properties

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 65, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 56-60

  Kostrzewa Susłow, Edyta ^a   Dmochowska Gładysz, Jadwiga ^a   Janeczko, Tomasz ^a  

^a WROC AW UNIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Biotransformation; Flavonoids

Indexed keywords

EID: 85046916269     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2010-1-210     Document Type: Article

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