Determination of Antioxidant Constituents in Cactus Pear Fruits

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 253-259

  Fernández López, José A ^a   Almela, Luís ^b   Obón, José M ^a   Castellar, Rosario ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Bioactive compounds; Cactaceae; Cactus pear fruits; Opuntia

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2-DIPHENYL-1-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 3-METHYLQUERCETIN; 6-HYDROXY-2,5,7,8-TETRAMETHYLCHROMAN-2-CARBOXYLIC ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; CAROTENOID; CHROMAN DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PICRIC ACID; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYPHENOLS; QUERCETIN; QUERCETIN 3 METHYL ETHER; TAURINE; TROLOX C;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FRUIT; METABOLISM; OPUNTIA;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CAROTENOIDS; CHROMANS; FLAVONOIDS; FLAVONOLS; FRUIT; OPUNTIA; PHENOLS; PICRATES; PLANT PREPARATIONS; QUERCETIN; TAURINE;

CACTACEAE; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA; OPUNTIA STRICTA; OPUNTIA UNDULATA; PYRUS;

EID: 77957159283     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11130-010-0189-x     Document Type: Article

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