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Showing papers by "Branca M. Silva published in 2011"

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Dracaena draco L. fruit: Phytochemical and antioxidant activity assessment

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Branca M. Silva1, Rui P. Santos, Lídia S. Mendes, Paula Guedes de Pinho1, Patrícia Valentão1, Paula B. Andrade1, José Alberto Pereira2, Márcia Carvalho1 •
University of Porto1, Instituto Politécnico Nacional2
01 Aug 2011-Food Research International
TL;DR: In this article, the metabolite profile and antioxidant activity of aqueous extract obtained from Dracaena draco L. cv. fruit were reported for the first time, showing that D. draco fruit is a promising new antioxidant agent.

32 citations

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Phytochemical profiles and inhibitory effect on free radical-induced human erythrocyte damage of Dracaena draco leaf: A potential novel antioxidant agent

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Rui P. Santos, Lídia S. Mendes, Branca M. Silva1, Paula Guedes de Pinho1, Patrícia Valentão1, Paula B. Andrade1, José Alberto Pereira2, Márcia Carvalho1 •
University of Porto1, Instituto Politécnico Nacional2
01 Feb 2011-Food Chemistry
TL;DR: In this article, the metabolite profile and antioxidant activity of aqueous extract obtained from Dracaena draco L. leaf were reported. But, they did not report the antioxidant potential of this material.

15 citations