Protocatechuic acid: The missing human cyanidins' metabolite

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 386-387

  Galvano, Fabio ^a   Vitaglione, Paola ^b   Li Volti, Giovanni ^a   Di Giacomo, Claudia ^a   Gazzolo, Diego ^c   Vanella, Luca ^a   La Fauci, Luca ^d   Fogliano, Vincenzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c GARIBALDI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; ANTIOXIDANT; CYANIDIN; GLUCOSIDE; HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PROTOCATECHUIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMISTRY; FECES; FRUIT; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NOTE;

ANTHOCYANINS; ANTIOXIDANTS; FECES; FRUIT; GLUCOSIDES; HUMANS; HYDROXYBENZOIC ACIDS;

EID: 41949132216     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200890011     Document Type: Letter

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