Capparis spinosa L.: A plant with high potential for development of functional foods and nutraceuticals/pharmaceuticals

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 201-219

  Anwar, Farooq ^a,b   Muhammad, Gulzar ^b   Ajaz Hussain, Muhammad ^b   Zengin, Gokhan ^c   Alkharfy, Khalid M ^a,d   Ashraf, Muhammad ^e   Gilani, Anwarul Hassan ^f  

^a PRINCE SATTAM BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SARGODHA   (Pakistan)

^c SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e PAKISTAN SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (Pakistan)

^f Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST)   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Bioactives; Caper; Functional foods; Glucinosinolates; Medicinal uses; Nutraceuticals

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALKALOID; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; CAROTENOID; DIURETIC AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLAVONOID; GLUCOSINOLATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NUTRACEUTICAL; PHYTOSTEROL; POLYSACCHARIDE; TERPENOID; TOCOPHEROL;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CAPPARIS SPINOSA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DPPH RADICAL SCAVENGING ASSAY; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; LIVER PROTECTION; OBESITY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT STRUCTURES;

EID: 84961187045     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2016.201.219     Document Type: Article

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