Bioactive properties of the main triterpenes found in olives, virgin olive oil, and leaves of olea europaea

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 50, 2013, Pages 12173-12182

  Sánchez Quesada, Cristina ^a,b   López Biedma, Alicia ^a,b   Warleta, Fernando ^a,b   Campos, María ^a,b   Beltrán, Gabriel ^b,c   Gaforio, José J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b Agrifood Campus of International Excellence CeiA3 ^*  (Spain)

^c IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

Author keywords

antioxidant activity; cancer; cardiovascular; erythrodiol; inflammation; maslinic acid; Olea europaea; oleanolic acid; oxidative stress; uvaol; virgin olive oil

Indexed keywords

ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR; ERYTHRODIOL; INFLAMMATION; MASLINIC ACIDS; OLEA EUROPAEA; OLEANOLIC ACIDS; UVAOL; VIRGIN OLIVE OIL;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; FORESTRY; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

OLIVE OIL;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; FORESTRY;

ANTIOXIDANT; OLIVE OIL; TRITERPENE; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG THERAPY; HUMAN; OLIVE TREE; PLANT LEAF; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DRUG THERAPY; HUMANS; OLEA; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT OILS; TRITERPENES;

EID: 84890672850     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf403154e     Document Type: Review

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