Watermelon lycopene and allied health claims

EXCLI Journal

Volumn 13, Issue , 2014, Pages 650-666

  Naz, Ambreen ^a   Butt, Masood Sadiq ^b   Sultan, Muhammad Tauseef ^c   Qayyum, Mir Muhammad Nasir ^d   Niaz, Rai Shahid ^e  

^a LAHORE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^d KARAKORAM INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^e PUNJAB MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cardiovascular disorders; Functional foods; Lycopene; Macular; Watermelon

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE; FREE RADICAL; LYCOPENE; NUTRACEUTICAL;

ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMICAL BOND; CIS TRANS ISOMERISM; DIABETES MELLITUS; FRUIT (STRUCTURE); GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; ISOMERIZATION; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRIGENOMICS; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RETINA MACULOPATHY; RISK REDUCTION; THERAPY EFFECT; WATERMELON;

EID: 84901933432     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16112156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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