Contribution of anthocyanins to the antioxidant capacity of juvenile and senescing sugar maple ( Acer saccharum ) leaves

Foliar anthocyanins are hypothesised to provide an additional source of photoprotection from photooxidative stress to the leaves in which they occur through their ability to scavenge excess free radical species. Although demonstrated to significantly enhance the antioxidant status of red morphs of f...

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