Distribution of non-structural carbohydrates, sugars, flavonols and pyruvate in scales of onions, Allium cepa L.

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 289-294

  Slimestad, Rune ^a   Vågen, Ingunn M ^b  

^a PlantChem   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

4 diglucoside; Allium cepa L.; Flavonols; Fructo oligosaccharides; Fructose; Glucose; Pyruvate; Quercetin; Quercetin 3; Quercetin 4 glucoside; Sucrose; TEAC

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FLAVONOL; FRUCTOSE; FRUCTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; GLUCOSE; PYRUVIC ACID; QUERCETIN; QUERCETIN 3,4' DIGLUCOSIDE; SUCROSE; SUGAR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYSIS; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTIVAR; DRY WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; ONION; PLANT BULB; SAMPLE; SOLID; SOLUBILITY; TOTAL ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY;

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 73949142263     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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