Absorption, excretion, and distribution of dietary antioxidant betalains in LDLs: Potential health effects of betalains in humans

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 941-945

  Tesoriere, Luisa ^a   Allegra, Mario ^a   Butera, Daniela ^a   Livrea, Maria A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Betanin; Cactus pear; Dietary betalains; Human health; Indicaxanthin; LDL

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE; BETALAIN; BETANIN; INDICAXANTHIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BETACYANIN; BETAXANTHIN; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FRUIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLASMA; URINARY EXCRETION; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BLOOD; CACTACEAE; CHEMISTRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; URINE;

CACTACEAE; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; AREA UNDER CURVE; BETA CAROTENE; BETACYANINS; BETALAINS; BETAXANTHINS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CACTACEAE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDOLES; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MALE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PYRIDINES; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; VITAMIN E;

EID: 5144227379     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/80.4.941     Document Type: Article

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