Cow's milk as a dietary source of equol and phenolic antioxidants: Differential distribution in the milk aqueous and lipid fractions

Dairy Science and Technology

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 625-632

  Tsen, Shin Yih ^a   Siew, Jinyi ^a   Lau, Eunice Kai Ling ^a   Afiqah Bte Roslee, Farzana ^a   Chan, Hui Mei ^a   Loke, Wai Mun ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Cow's milk; Equol; F2 isoprostanes; Phenolic compounds

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; DAIRY PRODUCTS; FLAVONOIDS; MAMMALS; METABOLITES; PHENOLS;

ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY; COW'S MILK; EQUOL; ISOPROSTANES; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS;

DAIRIES;

EID: 84907729725     PISSN: 19585586     EISSN: 19585594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13594-014-0183-4     Document Type: Article

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