Antioxidant and Pharmacological Activity of Muntingia Calabura Fruits

ISBN-13: 9783659327551 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 192 str.

Kathirvel Preethi

Opis

This book deals with the natural antioxidants and their properties.It mainly concenterated on the antioxidants in fruits. Fruits and vegetables are rich in antioxidant compounds.Natural products such as phenolic- flavonoids and phenolic acids, carotenoids, vitamins are having antioxidant properties.These natural antixidant products show many biological and pharmacological activities including anti cancer, anti inflammatory , anti viral effects etc.This book mainly deals with the antioxidant properties and its pharmacological properties of an elaeocarpaceae fruit called Muntingia calabura (JAMAICA CHERRY).

O autorze

Dr.K.Preethi, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Bharathiar University,Coimbatore,TN,India. Obtained her PhD in Biotechnology at Bharathiar university in 2011.she is currently doing her research on screening of microorganisms for its antioxidant properties and its applications on anticancer activity.