Influence of ripening stage on health benefits properties of Capsicum annuum var. cuminatum L.: In vitro studies

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 184-189

  Loizzo, Monica R ^a   Tundis, Rosa ^a   Menichini, Federica ^a   Statti, Giancarlo A ^a   Menichini, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

amylase; glucosidase; Acetylcholinesterase inhibition; Alzheimer's disease; Capsicum annuum var. acuminatum; Hyperglycemia

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; AMYLASE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FRUIT RIPENING; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; PEPPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALPHA-AMYLASE; ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; CAPSICUM; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; FRUIT; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS;

EID: 41349085862     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2007.638     Document Type: Article

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