Brassicaceae: a rich source of health improving phytochemicals

Phytochemistry Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1019-1033

  Avato, P ^a   Argentieri, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Brassicaceae; Chemoprevention; Flavonoids; Glucosinolates; Isothiocyanates; Lipids

Indexed keywords

3 INDOLEMETHANOL; AGLYCONE; CAROTENOID; FLAVONOID; GLUCOSINOLATE; ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LIPID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SULFORAPHANE; THIOGLUCOSIDASE; TOCOPHEROL DERIVATIVE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICACEAE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPESEED; REVIEW; VARIETAS;

EID: 84947616214     PISSN: 15687767     EISSN: 1572980X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11101-015-9414-4     Document Type: Review

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