Peroxidases and the metabolism of capsaicin in Capsicum annuum L.

Phytochemistry Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 141-157

  Díaz, José ^a   Pomar, Federico ^b   Bernal, Ángeles ^a   Merino, Fuencisla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b Centro de Investigacions Agrarias de Mabegondo   (Spain)

Author keywords

Capsaicinoids; Localization; Oxidation; Pepper fruit; Peroxidases; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

4' O 5 DICAPSAICIN; 5,5' DICAPSAICIN; 6'',7'' DIHYDRO 5,5' DICAPSAICIN; BISHOMOCAPSAICIN; CAPSAICIN; CAPSAICIN DERIVATIVE; CAPSICUM ANNUM EXTRACT; CIS CAPSAICIN; DIHYDROCAPSAICIN; HOMOCAPSAICIN I; HOMOCAPSAICIN II; HOMODIHYDROCAPSAICIN I; HOMODIHYDROCAPSAICIN II; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; NORDIHYDROCAPSAICIN; NORDIHYDROCAPSAICIN II; OMEGA HYDROXYCAPSAICIN; PEROXIDASE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOHORMONE; PLANT EXTRACT; TRISHOMOCAPSAICIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCATALYST; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATABOLISM; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONJUGATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; OXIDATION; PEPPER; PLANT CELL; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS;

EID: 23944478574     PISSN: 15687767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PHYT.0000047801.41574.6e     Document Type: Review

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