The plasma bioavailability of nitrate and betanin from Beta vulgaris rubra in humans

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 1245-1254

  Clifford, Tom ^a   Constantinou, Costas M ^a   Keane, Karen M ^a   West, Daniel J ^b   Howatson, Glyn ^a,c   Stevenson, Emma J ^b  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Beetroot; Betalains; Bioavailability; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

BETALAIN; BETAXANTHIN; CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; GALLIC ACID; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; POLYPHENOL; PROTEIN; ANTIOXIDANT; BETACYANIN; INDICAXANTHIN; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BEETROOT; BEETROOT JUICE; BETA VULGARIS RUBRA; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; ENERGY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PLASMA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SUPPLEMENTATION; ADULT; BEET; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PLANT ROOT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; BETA VULGARIS; BETACYANINS; BETALAINS; BETAXANTHINS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICES; HUMANS; MALE; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT ROOTS; POLYPHENOLS; PYRIDINES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84957962912     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: 14366215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-016-1173-5     Document Type: Article

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