Modulationof pungency and major bioactive compounds in pepper due to agro-climatic discrepancy: A case study with Capsicum Chinense Bhut Jolokia fruit

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 294-298

  Kundu, Subrata ^a   Das, Anupam ^a   Ghosh, Biswajit ^a  

^a RAMAKRISHNA MISSION VIVEKANANDA CENTENARY COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Bhut Jolokia; GC MS; HPTLC; Pungency

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CAPSAICIN DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID;

ABTS RADICAL SCAVENGING ASSAY; AGROECOSYSTEM; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ASSAY; ARTICLE; CAPSICUM CHINENSE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DPPH RADICAL SCAVENGING ASSAY; FERRIC REDUCING ANTIOXIDANT POWER ASSAY; GEOGRAPHIC ELEVATION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NONHUMAN; ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTY; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PUNGENCY;

EID: 84961289121     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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