Plant Betalains: Safety, Antioxidant Activity, Clinical Efficacy, and Bioavailability

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 316-330

  Khan, Mohammad Imtiyaj ^a  

^a GAUHATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Betanin; Caryophyllales; Gomphrenin; Indicaxanthin; Intracellular signalling

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; CELL CULTURE; FREE RADICALS;

BETANIN; CARYOPHYLLALES; GOMPHRENIN; INDICAXANTHIN; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALLING;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84957846516     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15414337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12185     Document Type: Article

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