Open AccessScreening of radical scavenging activity and polyphenol content of Bulgarian plant species
Author(s) -
Mileikolova
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
pharmacognosy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4836
pISSN - 0974-8490
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8490.89746
Subject(s) - dpph , polyphenol , antioxidant , flavonoid , botany , chemistry , medicinal plants , plant species , traditional medicine , biology , biochemistry , medicine
Discovery of new plant species with antioxidant properties is a priority of many research teams. Most of the species included in this study are unstudied for antioxidant properties, but they are taxonomically related to reference plants with well-documented antioxidant activity.