Biological activity of oleuropein and its derivatives

Natural Products: Phytochemistry, Botany and Metabolism of Alkaloids, Phenolics and Terpenes

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 3605-3638

  Bulotta, Stefania ^a   Oliverio, Manuela ^a   Russo, Diego ^a   Procopio, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Antioxidant; Cardiovascular diseases; Hydroxytyrosol; Oleuropein; Oleuropein aglycones; Phenols; Virgin olive oil

Indexed keywords

EID: 84910033124     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-22144-6_156     Document Type: Chapter

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