The blackberry fruit: A review on its composition and chemistry, metabolism and bioavailability, and health benefits

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 60, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 5716-5727

  Kaume, Lydia ^a   Howard, Luke R ^a   Devareddy, Latha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES; ANTIDIABETIC; ANTIMUTAGENIC; ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY; BONE LOSS; CELL SIGNALING; EFFECTIVE CONCENTRATION; ELLAGITANNINS; GROWING CONDITIONS; HEALTH BENEFITS; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS; PHENOLIC COMPOSITION; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; PROTECTIVE EFFECTS; TUMOR PROMOTION;

BIOCHEMISTRY; FRUITS; HEALTH; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

PHENOLS;

ANTIOXIDANT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FRUIT; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; ROSACEAE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FRUIT; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOCHEMICALS; PLANT EXTRACTS; ROSACEAE;

RUBUS;

EID: 84862174921     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf203318p     Document Type: Article

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