Comparative Study on the Chemical Composition, Antioxidant Properties and Hypoglycaemic Activities of Two Capsicum annuum L. Cultivars (Acuminatum small and Cerasiferum)

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 261-269

  Tundis, Rosa ^a   Loizzo, Monica R ^a   Menichini, Federica ^b   Bonesi, Marco ^a   Conforti, Filomena ^a   Statti, Giancarlo ^a   de Luca, Damiano ^c   de Cindio, Bruno ^a   Menichini, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b ITALIAN MEDICINES AGENCY   (Italy)

^c CALAB   (Italy)

Author keywords

amylase inhibition; glucosidase inhibition; Antioxidant activity; C. annuum var. cerasiferum; Capsicum annuum var. acuminatum small

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CAPSAICIN; CAROTENOID; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FRUIT; IC 50; PEPPER; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWINE;

ALPHA-AMYLASES; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CAPSAICIN; CAPSICUM; CAROTENOIDS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FLAVONOIDS; FRUIT; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 80051781968     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11130-011-0248-y     Document Type: Article

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