Free radical scavenging activity of ethanolic extracts from herbs and spices commercialized in Brazil

Free radical scavenging activity of ethanolic extracts from herbs and spices commercialized in Brazil

Ethanolic extracts from 23 different dried herbs and spices commercialized in Brazil were investigated for their free radical scavenging properties using the stable free radicals 2,2'-diphenyl-β-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH•) and 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic...

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Main Authors: Lilian Regina Barros Mariutti, Gisela Pizarro de Mattos Barreto, Neura Bragagnolo, Adriana Zerlotti Mercadante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2008-12-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
Subjects:
antioxidant activity
free radical scavenging activity
DPPH
ABTS
herbs
spices
colorifico
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132008000600018

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