A Review on the Phytochemical Composition and Potential Medicinal Uses of Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) Root

Food Reviews International

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 261-275

  Nguyen, Nhat Minh ^a   Gonda, Sándor ^a   Vasas, Gábor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Allyl isothiocyanate; Functional food; Gluconasturtiin; Phenethyl isothiocyanate; Sinigrin

Indexed keywords

ALLYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; FUNCTIONAL FOODS; GLUCONASTURTIIN; ISOTHIOCYANATES; SINIGRIN;

FOOD TECHNOLOGY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EID: 84879635677     PISSN: 87559129     EISSN: 15256103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2013.790047     Document Type: Article

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