Ficus carica L.: Metabolic and biological screening

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2841-2846

  Oliveira, Andreia P ^a   Valentão, Patrícia ^a   Pereira, José A ^b   Silva, Branca M ^a,c   Tavares, Fernando ^a,d   Andrade, Paula B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FERNANDO PESSOA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase inhibition; Antimicrobial activity; Antioxidant; Ficus carica L.; Organic acids; Phenolic compounds

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 5 O CAFFEOYLQUINIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANTIOXIDANT; BERGAPTEN; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CHLOROGENIC ACID; CITRIC ACID; FERULIC ACID; FICUS CARICA EXTRACT; FUMARIC ACID; ISOQUERCITRIN; MALIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; OXALIC ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PSORALEN; QUERCETIN 3 O RUTINOSIDE; QUINIC ACID; SHIKIMIC ACID; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME INHIBITION; FICUS; FICUS CARICA; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BACTERIA; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; FICUS; FRUIT; PLANT LEAVES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FICUS CARICA;

EID: 70350208785     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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