Phenolic compounds as beneficial phytochemicals in pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) peel: A review

Food Chemistry

Volumn 261, Issue , 2018, Pages 75-86

  Singh, Balwinder ^a   Singh, Jatinder Pal ^b,c   Kaur, Amritpal ^b   Singh, Narpinder ^b  

^a KHALSA COLLEGE   (India)

^b GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Dev Samaj College for Women   (India)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Flavonoids; Health benefits; Phenolic acids; Tannins

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANINS; FLAVONOIDS; FRUITS; HEALTH; PLANTS (BOTANY); TANNINS;

ACID DERIVATIVE; CINNAMIC ACIDS; EXTRACTION EFFICIENCIES; HEALTH BENEFITS; PHENOLIC ACIDS; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; PHYTOCHEMICALS; POMEGRANATE (PUNICA GRANATUM L.);

ELLAGIC ACID;

ANTHOCYANIN; ANTIOXIDANT; CAFFEIC ACID; CATECHIN; CHLOROGENIC ACID; CINNAMIC ACID; COUMARIC ACID; DELPHINIDIN; ELLAGIC ACID; ELLAGITANNIN; EPICATECHIN; FERULIC ACID; FLAVONOID; GALLIC ACID; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; PEDUNCULAGIN; PELARGONIDIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOCHEMICAL; POMEGRANATE EXTRACT; POMEGRANATE PEEL EXTRACT; PROCYANIDIN; PUNICALAGIN; PUNICALIN; QUERCETIN; SINAPIC ACID; SYRINGIC ACID; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; WOUND HEALING PROMOTING AGENT;

ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIDIARRHEAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; COLON CANCER; DERMATOPHYTE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; GLAUCOMA; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; METASTASIS INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; POMEGRANATE; PROSTATE CANCER; SKIN CANCER; STOMACH INJURY; STOMACH PROTECTION; STOMACH ULCER; THRUSH; THYROID CANCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 85045553144     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: 18737072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.04.039     Document Type: Article

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