Antioxidant activity and fructan content in root extracts from elecampane (Inula helenium L.)

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the antioxidant activity and fructans content in ethanol and water extracts of roots of elecampane (Inula helenium L.), a Bulgarian medicinal plant. The extraction procedure included 95% (v/v) ethanol extraction and subsequent water treatment. The...

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Main Authors: NADEZHDA PETKOVA, RADKA VRANCHEVA, DASHA MIHAYLOVA, IVAN IVANOV, ATANAS PAVLOV, PANTELEY DENEV
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Plovdiv University Press 2015-04-01
Series:Journal of BioScience and Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://www.jbb.uni-plovdiv.bg/documents/27807/1014559/jbb_2015-4(1)-pages_101-107.pdf