Antioxidant activity of Sicilian pistachio (Pistacia vera L Var. Bronte) nut extract and its bioactive components

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 643-648

  Gentile, Carla ^a   Tesoriere, Luisa ^a   Butera, Daniela ^a   Fazzari, Marco ^a   Monastero, Massimo ^a   Allegra, Mario ^a   Livrea, Maria A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Bioactive components; Daidzein; Genistein; Sicilian pistachio; Transresveratrol; Vitamin C; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; PISTACIA; PISTACIA VERA;

ANTIOXIDANT; COPPER; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; ITALY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER MICROSOME; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PISTACHIO;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATTLE; COPPER; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MICROSOMES, LIVER; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PISTACIA; PLANT EXTRACTS; SICILY;

EID: 34247844600     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf062533i     Document Type: Article

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