Absorption and metabolism of bioactive molecules after oral consumption of cooked edible heads of Cynara scolymus L. (cultivar Violetto di Provenza) in human subjects: A pilot study

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 963-969

  Azzini, E ^a   Bugianesi, R ^a   Romano, F ^a   Di Venere, D ^b   Miccadei, S ^c   Durazzo, A ^a   Foddai, M S ^a   Catasta, G ^a   Linsalata, V ^b   Maiani, Giuseppe ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

^c REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Absorption; Cooked artichoke heads; Human subjects; Hydroxycinnamic acids; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

APIGETRIN; ARTICHOKE EXTRACT; CAFFEIC ACID; CHLOROGENIC ACID; COUMARIC ACID; CYNARINE; DICAFFEOYLQUINIC ACID; DIHYDROCAFFEIC ACID; DIHYDROFERULIC ACID; DRUG METABOLITE; FERULIC ACID; FLAVONOID; LUTEOLIN; MONOCAFFEOYLQUINIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYPHENOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICHOKE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKED FOOD; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PILOT STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TIME TO MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION;

ABSORPTION; ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; CAFFEIC ACIDS; CHLOROGENIC ACID; CINNAMATES; COOKERY; COUMARIC ACIDS; CYNARA SCOLYMUS; EATING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

ANIMALIA; CYNARA SCOLYMUS; RATTUS;

EID: 34147192203     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114507617218     Document Type: Article

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