Citrus as functional foods

Current Topics in Nutraceutical Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 173-184

  Codoñer Franch, Pilar ^a,b   Valls Bellés, Victoria ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR PESET   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Citrus; Flavonoids; Limonoids; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CALCIUM; CAROTENOID; COPPER; COUMARIN; CRYPTOXANTHIN; DNA; FLAVANONE; FLAVONE; FOLIC ACID; HESPERETIN; IRON; LIMONOID; LYCOPENE; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MINERAL; NARINGENIN; PHENOL; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT GLYCOSIDE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POTASSIUM; RETINOL; SELENIUM; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN; ZINC;

ANTIANGIOGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTIATHEROSCLEROTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; ATHEROMA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CITRUS FRUIT; DIETARY FIBER; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG ACTIVITY; FOOD INTAKE; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; TAXONOMY; WEIGHT CONTROL;

CITRUS;

EID: 81255190626     PISSN: 15407535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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