Passionflower fruit - A "new" source of lycopene?

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 104-106

  Mourvaki, Evangelia ^a   Stefania, Gizzi ^a   Rossi, Ruggero ^a   Rufini, Stefano ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Dip Medicina Sperimentale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Free radical scavenger; Lycopene; Passionflower

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; LYCOPENE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APRICOT; ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; GRAPEFRUIT; GUAVA; PAPAYA; PASSION FRUIT; PERICARP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; TOMATO; WATERMELON;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CAROTENOIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FOOD ANALYSIS; FRUIT; HUMANS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PASSIFLORA;

CARICA PAPAYA; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CITRUS X PARADISI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PASSIFLORA; PASSIFLORA EDULIS; PRUNUS ARMENIACA; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA;

EID: 18144372712     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2005.8.104     Document Type: Article

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