Influence of colour type and previous cultivation on secondary metabolites in hypocotyls and leaves of maca (Lepidium meyenii Walpers)

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 861-869

  Clément, Céline ^a   Diazgrados, Diego A ^b   Avula, Bharathi ^c   Khan, Ihklas A ^c   Mayer, Andrea C ^a   Aguirre, Dante D Ponce ^d   Manrique, Ivan ^e   Kreuzer, Michael ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AGRARIA LA MOLINA   (Peru)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DANIEL ALCIDES CARRIÓN   (Peru)

^e INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Peru)

Author keywords

Glucosinolate; Lepidium meyenii; Macaene; Macamide; Phytosterol

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRASSICACEAE; LEPIDIUM; LEPIDIUM MEYENII;

EID: 77649276998     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3896     Document Type: Article

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