Phytochemical Profile, Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Activities of the Carob Tree (Ceratonia siliqua L.) Germ Flour Extracts

This work aimed to evaluate the phytochemical content and to determine the antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of methanol extracts of the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua L.) germ flour. The extracts were rich in phenolic compounds, had considerable antioxidant activity, and reduced the viability of...

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Main Author: Custódio, Luísa (author)
Other Authors: Escapa, A. L. (author), Fernandes, E. (author), Fajardo, A. (author), Aligue, R. (author), Albericio, F. (author), Neng, N. R. (author), Nogueira, J. M. F. (author), Romano, Anabela (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/6407
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/6407