Fermentation enhances the biological activity of Allium cepa bulb extracts

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2148-2156

  Millet, Agneìs ^a   Lamy, Evelyn ^b   Jonas, Daniel ^b   Stintzing, Florian ^c   Mersch Sundermann, Volker ^b   Merfort, Irmgard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c WALA HEILMITTEL GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Antibacterial; Antigenotoxic; Antiproliferative; GC MS; Lactic acid fermentation; LC MS

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; ANTI-PROLIFERATIVE; ANTIBACTERIAL; ANTIGENOTOXIC; GC-MS; LACTIC ACID FERMENTATION; LC-MS;

ANTIGENS; ASSAYS; BIOACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; GROWTH KINETICS; LACTIC ACID; METHANOL;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FLAVONOID; LACTIC ACID; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; WATER;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FERMENTATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; ONION; PLANT ROOT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FERMENTATION; FLAVONOIDS; LACTIC ACID; METHANOL; ONIONS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; WATER;

ALLIUM CEPA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84859744086     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf2041643     Document Type: Article

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