Antioxidant capacity of anthocyanins from acerola genotypes

Anthocyanins from 12 acerola genotypes cultivated at the Active Germplasm Bank at Federal Rural University of Pernambuco were isolated for antioxidant potential evaluation. The antioxidant activity and radical scavenging capacity of the anthocyanin isolates were measured according to the β-carotene...

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Main Authors: Vera Lúcia Arroxelas Galvão De Lima, Enayde Almeida Melo, Irapuan Oliveira Pinheiro, Nonete Barbosa Guerra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos 2011-03-01
Series:Food Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612011000100011&lng=en&tlng=en