Wild vegetables of the Mediterranean area as valuable sources of bioactive compounds

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 431-443

  Sanchez Mata M C ^a   Loera, R D Cabrera ^a   Morales, P ^b   Fernandez Ruiz V ^a   Camara M ^a   Marqués, C Díez ^a   Pardo de Santayana, M ^c   Tardio J ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b VALENCIAN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d Agrario y Alimentario (IMIDRA)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioactive compounds; Neglected and underutilized wild species; Nutritional value; Organic acids; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BIOACTIVITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DATABASE; EDIBLE SPECIES; HEALTH IMPACT; OXALIC ACID; VEGETABLE; WILD POPULATION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SPAIN;

BETA VULGARIS; BRYONIA; BRYONIA DIOICA; CICHORIUM INTYBUS; DIOSCOREA; DIOSCOREA COMMUNIS; FOENICULUM VULGARE; HUMULUS LUPULUS; PAPAVER; PAPAVER RHOEAS; RUMEX; RUMEX PAPILLARIS; RUMEX PULCHER; SCOLYMUS; SCOLYMUS HISPANICUS; SILENE; SILENE VULGARIS; SILYBUM MARIANUM; TARAXACUM OBOVATUM; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE;

EID: 85028099251     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-011-9693-6     Document Type: Article

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