Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) - A review on the characteristic components and potential health effects

Planta Medica

Volumn 74, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1625-1634

  Kulling, Sabine E ^a   Rawel, Harshadai M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Aronia melanocarpa; Cardiovascular disease; Chokeberry; Colon cancer; Diabetes; Procyanidins; Rosaceae

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALIN; ANTHOCYANIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT; ARONIA MELANOCARPA EXTRACT; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CHLOROGENIC ACID; CYANIDIN 3 ARABINOSIDE; CYANIDIN 3 GALACTOSIDE; CYANIDIN 3 GLUCOSIDE; CYANIDIN 3 XYLOSIDE; EPICATECHIN; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; HYPERIN; ISOQUERCITRIN; LAETRILE; PELARGONIDIN 3 ARABINOSIDE; PELARGONIDIN 3 GALACTOSIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROCYANIDIN; QUERCETIN DERIVATIVE; RUTOSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARONIA MELANOCARPA; BIOLOGY; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY FIBER; FAT CONTENT; FRUIT JUICE; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER PROTECTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SPECIES CULTIVATION;

BEVERAGES; DIET; FRUIT; HUMANS; PHENOLS; PHOTINIA; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

ANIMALIA; PHOTINIA; PHOTINIA MELANOCARPA; ROSACEAE;

EID: 56249107261     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1088306     Document Type: Review

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