Chemical composition and antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiproliferation activities of pomegranate (Punica granatum) flowers

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 544-550

  Bekir, Jalila ^a,b   Mars, Mohamed ^b   Vicendo, Patricia ^a   Fterrich, Amira ^b   Bouajila, Jalloul ^a  

^a Université Paul Sabatier   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GABES   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Antioxidant; Cytotoxic; Flowers; Phenolics; Punica granatum; Variety

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); ANTHOCYANIN; CATECHIN; CYANIDIN 3 GLUCOSIDE; FLAVONOID; GALLIC ACID; LIPOXYGENASE; PHENOL; PUNICA GRANATUM EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; TANNIN;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHETOUI; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESPAGNOULE; FLOWER; GABSI; GARSI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; POMEGRANATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAFRAFI; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ZAGHWANI; ZEHRI;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL PROLIFERATION; FLOWERS; GROWTH INHIBITORS; HUMANS; MCF-7 CELLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PUNICACEAE;

LYTHRACEAE; PUNICA GRANATUM;

EID: 84879338392     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: 15577600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2012.0275     Document Type: Article

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