Variations in the chemical profile and biological activities of licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra L.), as influenced by harvest times

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1337-1349

  Cheel, José ^a,b   Tůmová, Lenka ^a   Areche, Carlos ^c   van Antwerpen, Pierre ^d   Nève, Jean ^d   Zouaoui Boudjeltia, Karim ^d   San Martin, Aurelio ^c   Vokřál, Ivan ^a   Wsól, Vladimír ^a   Neugebauerová, Jarmila ^e  

^a Charles University in Prague Faculty of Pharmacy   (Czech Republic)

^b R and D Department Contipro Group   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^e MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Flavonoids; Harvest times; HPLC; Licorice

Indexed keywords

GLYCYRRHIZA; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA;

EID: 84875232143     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-012-1174-9     Document Type: Article

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