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Plant genotype affects total antioxidant capacity and phenolic contents in fruit.
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) - 1 Feb 2005
Scalzo Jessica, Politi Alessia, Pellegrini Nicoletta, Mezzetti Bruno, Battino Maurizio
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OBJECTIVE: We wanted to determine the total antioxidant capacity (6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchromane-2-carboxylic acid equivalent antioxidant assay; TEAC) of different species and cultivars (strawberry and apple) and to characterize the TEAC among fruits of the same varieties (peach and apricot) but grafted on different rootstocks. METHODS: The study was carried out with wild strawberry, six varieties of...
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