Phytonutrients and nutraceuticals in vegetables and their multi-dimensional medicinal and health benefits for humans and their companion animals: A review

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-19

  Rahal, Anu ^a   Mahima, ^a   Verma, Amit Kumar ^a   Kumar, Amit ^a   Tiwari, Ruchi ^a   Kapoor, Sanjay ^b   Chakraborty, Sandip ^a   Dhama, Kuldeep ^c  

^a Uttar Pradesh Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayay ^*  (India)

^b LLRUVAS   (India)

^c INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Bioreactor; Medicine; Mineral; Pesticides residue; Vaccine; Vegetables; Vitamin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOTRIENOL; ANTHOCYANIDIN; CARBOHYDRATE; CAROTENOID; CATECHIN; FLAVANOID; GALLIC ACID; GLUCOSINOLATE; INDOLE; ISOFLAVONE; ISOPRENOID; LIMONOID; MINERAL; NUTRACEUTICAL; PHENOL; PHYTOSTEROL; PROTEIN; TERPENE; THIOCTIC ACID; THIOL; TOCOPHEROL; TRACE ELEMENT; UBIQUINONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINE; VITAMIN;

ABIOTIC STRESS; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; ENVIRONMENT; FRUIT; FRUIT VEGETABLE; HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HYGIENE; LEAFY VEGETABLE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYTONUTRIENT; PLANT; VEGETABLE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 84893024098     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2014.1.19     Document Type: Article

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