p-Coumaric acid and its conjugates: Dietary sources, pharmacokinetic properties and biological activities

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 2952-2962

  Pei, Kehan ^a   Ou, Juanying ^b   Huang, Junqing ^a   Ou, Shiyi ^a  

^a JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Absorption; Anti microbial activity; Derivatives; Diabetes; p coumaric acid

Indexed keywords

4-COUMARIC ACID; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; COUMARIC ACID; FOOD PRESERVATIVE;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGARICALES; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DYSBIOSIS; EDIBLE PLANT; HEALTHY DIET; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; SECONDARY METABOLISM; URINARY EXCRETION;

AGARICALES; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ANTIOXIDANTS; COUMARIC ACIDS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DYSBIOSIS; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; HEALTHY DIET; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; PLANTS, EDIBLE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RENAL ELIMINATION; SECONDARY METABOLISM;

EID: 84973390124     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.7578     Document Type: Article

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