Polyphenols in Barringtonia racemosa and their protection against oxidation of LDL, serum and haemoglobin

• Main Authors: Kong, Kin Weng, Mat Junit, Sarni, Ismail, Amin, Aminudin, Norhaniza, Abdul Aziz, Azlina
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Science Limited 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34957/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814613012521

The polyphenolic profiles and antioxidant activities of the water extracts of Barringtonia racemosa shoots (leaves and stems) were explored. Two methods, freeze drying and air drying, for preparation of the shoots, were also compared. Freeze drying was better as air drying caused 5–41% reduction of...