Identification and quantification of flavonoids from two southern italian cultivars of Allium cepa L., Tropea (Red Onion) and Montoro (Copper Onion), and their capacity to protect human erythrocytes from oxidative stress

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 21, 2015, Pages 5229-5238

  Tedesco, Idolo ^a   Carbone, Virginia ^a   Spagnuolo, Carmela ^a   Minasi, Paola ^a   Russo, Gian Luigi ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; antioxidants; HPLC MS; Montoro copper onion; oxidative stress; polyphenols; Tropea red onion

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BLOOD; CARBOHYDRATES; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COPPER; FLAVONOIDS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEPTIDES; PHENOLS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALLIUM CEPA; HPLC-MS; MONTORO COPPER ONION; POLYPHENOLS; TROPEA RED ONION;

ANTHOCYANINS;

ALLIUM ATRORUBENS; ALLIUM CEPA;

ANTIOXIDANT; FLAVONOID; GLUTATHIONE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTECTIVE AGENT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; ITALY; METABOLISM; ONION; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ERYTHROCYTES; FLAVONOIDS; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; ITALY; ONIONS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 84930659188     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b01206     Document Type: Article

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