Potential health benefits of broccoli - A chemico-biological overview

Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 749-759

  Vasanthi, Hannah R ^a,b   Mukherjee, Subhendu ^a   Das, Dipak K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antiulcer; Broccoli; Cardio protection; Chemoprevention; Glucosinolates; Minerals; Sulforaphane; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

3 INDOLEMETHANOL; 3,3' DIINDOLYLMETHANE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CHLOROGENIC ACID; CHROMIUM PICOLINATE; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; FATTY ACID; FLAVONOID; GLUCOSINOLATE; ISORHAMNETIN; ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID; KAEMPFEROL; LINOLEIC ACID; METHYLCYSTEINE SULFOXIDE; MINERAL; ORGANOSULFUR DERIVATIVE; PHYTOMENADIONE; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; QUERCETIN; RIBOFLAVIN; RUTOSIDE; SELENIUM; SINIGRIN; SULFORAPHANE; THIAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VITAMIN K GROUP; ZEAXANTHIN;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BROCCOLI; CANCER RISK; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; ANIMAL; BRASSICA; CHEMISTRY; HEALTH; METABOLISM; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALS; BRASSICA; HEALTH; HUMANS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 69249214079     PISSN: 13895575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138955709788452685     Document Type: Review

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