Antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of 'açaí' (Euterpe precatoria Mart.)
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ANTIOXIDANT AND CYTOTOXIC ACTIVITIES OF ‘ AÇAÍ ’ ( Euterpe precatoria Mart . )
Decoction of roots of the Amazonian palm açaí (Euterpe precatoria Mart.) is widely used by Brazilian and Peruvian people as an anti-inflammatory, to heal kidney and liver diseases and against snake bites. In this study, the antioxidant activity of extracts and flavonoids (quercetin, catechin, epicatechin, rutin and astilbin) isolated from roots and leaf stalks of E. precatoria was investigated ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Química Nova
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0100-4042
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-40422008000600028