Bioactive characteristics and antioxidant activities of nine peppers

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 331-338

  Zhuang, Yongliang ^a   Chen, Long ^a   Sun, Liping ^a   Cao, Jianxin ^a  

^a KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activities; Bioactive characteristics; Capsaicinoids; Carotenoids; Pepper

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM;

EID: 84862808369     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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