Grape phytochemicals: A bouquet of old and new nutraceuticals for human health

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 833-838

  Iriti, Marcello ^a   Faoro, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ANTHOCYANIN; ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID; FLAVANOL DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; INDOLE ALKALOID; INDOLEAMINE; ISOPRENOID; KYNURAMINE; MELATONIN; NUTRACEUTICAL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROANTHOCYANIDIN DERIVATIVE; RESVERATROL; SEROTONIN; STILBENE DERIVATIVE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TRYPTOLINE DERIVATIVE; VITIS VINIFERA EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CANCER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CULTIVAR; DIETARY INTAKE; ENZYME METABOLISM; FERMENTATION; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; GRAPE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED WINE;

FRUIT; HEALTH; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; VITIS;

VITIS SP.;

EID: 33745968572     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.03.049     Document Type: Article

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