Comparison of antioxidant capacities and cytotoxicities of certain fruit peels

• Main Authors: Okonogi S., Duangrat C., Anuchpreeda S., Tachakittirungrod S., Chowwanapoonpohn S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33847140142&partnerID=40&md5=2fefc15cb222e093196a678587b151b2; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/4462
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

This work was undertaken to explore the potential of fruit waste materials as sources of powerful natural antioxidants. The peels of eight kinds of fruits commonly consumed and grown in Thailand were used. The ethanolic fruit peel extracts were subjected to the scavenging tests of DPPH and ABTS radi...