Black pepper (piper nigrum) and its bioactive compound, piperine

Molecular Targets and Therapeutic Uses of Spices: Modern Uses for Ancient Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 25-64

  Srinivasan, Krishnapura ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

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DOI: 10.1142/9789812837912_0002     Document Type: Chapter

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