Glucosinolate contents in maca (Lepidium peruvianum Chacón) seeds, sprouts, mature plants and several derived commercial products

Economic Botany

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 255-262

  Li, Genyi ^a   Ammermann, Uwe ^b   Quirós, Carlos F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anticarcinogens; Brassicaceae; Lepidium meyenii; Nutraceuticals; Secondary metabolism products

Indexed keywords

LEPIDIUM MEYENII; LEPIDIUM PERUVIANUM;

EID: 0034915889     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02864563     Document Type: Article

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