Assessment of the nutritional values of genetically modified wheat, corn, and tomato crops

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 9206-9214

  Venneria, Eugenia ^a   Fanasca, Simone ^a   Monastra, Giovanni ^a   Finotti, Enrico ^a   Ambra, Roberto ^a   Azzini, Elena ^a   Durazzo, Alessandra ^a   Foddai, Maria Stella ^a   Maiani, Giuseppe ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Carotenoids; GMO; Mineral composition; Nutritional values; Total antioxidant activity

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID; FATTY ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; MAIZE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; TOMATO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WHEAT;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CAROTENOIDS; FATTY ACIDS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHENOLS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TRITICUM; ZEA MAYS;

AGROBACTERIUM RHIZOGENES; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 54449094483     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf8010992     Document Type: Article

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