Effect of Nitrogen Fertilization and Harvest Time on Steviol Glycosides, Flavonoid Composition, and Antioxidant Properties in Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 31, 2015, Pages 7041-7050

  Tavarini, Silvia ^a   Sgherri, Cristina ^a   Ranieri, Anna Maria ^a   Angelini, Luciana G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

antioxidant activity; flavonoid composition; nitrogen; Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni; steviol glycosides

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARBOHYDRATES; FLAVONOIDS; HARVESTING; NITROGEN; SUGAR SUBSTITUTES; SUGARS;

ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY; ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES; BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS; FLAVONOID; NITROGEN FERTILIZATION; STEVIA REBAUDIANA BERTONI; STEVIOL GLYCOSIDES;

GLYCOSIDES;

STEVIA REBAUDIANA;

ANTIOXIDANT; FLAVONOID; KAURANE DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN; PLANT EXTRACT; STEVIOL;

CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; STEVIA;

ANTIOXIDANTS; DITERPENES, KAURANE; FLAVONOIDS; NITROGEN; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; STEVIA;

EID: 84938703158     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b02147     Document Type: Article

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