Chemical composition and bioactivity of dried fruits and honey of Ficus carica cultivars Dottato, San Francesco and Citrullara

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2179-2186

  Loizzo, Monica R ^a   Bonesi, Marco ^a   Pugliese, Alessandro ^a   Menichini, Francesco ^a   Tundis, Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant properties; Cholinesterase inhibition; Dried fruits; Ficus carica; Honey; SPME GC MS

Indexed keywords

FICUS CARICA;

2,2-DIPHENYL-1-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANTHOCYANIN; ANTIOXIDANT; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; CHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; LIPID; PICRIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; TERPENE;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DESICCATION; DIET; ELECTROPHORUS; FICUS; FRUIT; HONEY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; ANTHOCYANINS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DESICCATION; DIET; ELECTROPHORUS; FICUS; FRUIT; HONEY; HUMANS; LIPIDS; PICRATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYPHENOLS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TERPENES;

EID: 84903579869     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6533     Document Type: Article

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