Flavonoid and cyanogenic contents of chaya (Spinach Tree)

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1-8

  Gonzalez Laredo R F ^a   Flores De La Hoya, M E ^a   Quintero Ramos, M J ^a   Karchesy, J J ^b  

^a Instituto Tecnologico de   (Mexico)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaya; Cnidoscolus; Cyanogenic glycosides; Flavonoids; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

CNIDOSCOLUS; CNIDOSCOLUS CHAYAMANSA; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 18644383009     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:QUAL.0000041142.48726.07     Document Type: Article

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