Chemical composition and antioxidant activities of Myrtus communis L. berries extracts

Food Chemistry

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1242-1251

  Tuberoso, Carlo Ignazio Giovanni ^a   Rosa, Antonella ^a   Bifulco, Ersilia ^a   Melis, Maria Paola ^a   Atzeri, Angela ^a   Pirisi, Filippo Maria ^a   Dessì, Maria Assunta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cholesterol degradation; DPPH; FRAP; HPLC; LDL oxidation; Myrtus communis L.

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; ANTHOCYANIN; ANTIOXIDANT; CHOLESTEROL; DELPHINIDIN 3 O GLUCOSIDE; ELLAGIC ACID; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; FOOD ADDITIVE; GALLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; MALVIDIN 3 O GLUCOSIDE; MYRICETIN; MYRICETIN 3 O GALACTOSIDE; MYRICETIN 3 O RAMNOSIDE; MYRTUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; PETUNIDIN 3 O GLUCOSIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; QUERCETIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID; WATER;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BERRY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ASSAY; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPID OXIDATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MYRTLE; NONHUMAN;

MYRTUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 77954956231     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.05.094     Document Type: Article

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