Phenolic profile and biological activities of the pepino (Solanum muricatum) fruit and itswild relative S. caripense

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  Herraiz, Francisco J ^a   Villaño, Débora ^b   Plazas, Mariola ^a   Vilanova, Santiago ^a   Ferreres, Federico ^b   Prohens, Jaime ^a   Moreno, Diego A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Biological activity; HPLC DAD MSn ESI; Macrophages

Indexed keywords

CHLOROGENIC ACID; COUMARIC ACID; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; QUINIC ACID; SINAPIC ACID; SOLANUM MURICATUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIOXIDANT;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DPPH RADICAL SCAVENGING ASSAY; GERMPLASM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MACROPHAGE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; ORAC ASSAY; SOLANUM; SOLANUM CARIPENSE; SOLANUM MURICATUM; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; FRUIT; MOUSE; RAW 264.7 CELL LINE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CHLOROGENIC ACID; COUMARIC ACIDS; FRUIT; MICE; RAW 264.7 CELLS; SOLANUM;

EID: 84962578553     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms17030394     Document Type: Article

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