Phytochemical quality and bioactivity of edible sprouts

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 1, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1037-1048

  Moreno, Diego A ^a   Pérez Balibrea, Santiago ^a   García Viguera, Cristina ^a  

^a Dept of Food Science and Technology   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioactivity; Brassica; Glucosinolates; Legumes; Minerals; Phenolics; Sprouts; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953290263     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0600101120     Document Type: Article

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