Isolation and Analysis of Bioactive Compounds in Capsicum Peppers

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 254-289

  Asnin, L ^a   Park, S W ^b  

^a PERM NATIONAL RESEARCH POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Capsicum; natural bioactive compounds; nutraceuticals; pepper; plant analysis

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS; CAPSICUM; NUTRACEUTICALS; PEPPER; PLANT ANALYSIS;

EXTRACTION;

CAPSAICIN; CARBOHYDRATE; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PIGMENT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYPHENOL; VITAMIN;

ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; ODOR; OLFACTOMETRY; PEPPER; TASTE;

CAPSAICIN; CAPSICUM; CARBOHYDRATES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FLAVONOIDS; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; OLFACTOMETRY; PHENOLS; PHYTOCHEMICALS; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYPHENOLS; SMELL; TASTE; VITAMINS;

EID: 84906517422     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2011.652316     Document Type: Article

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