Luis Rodrigues Da Silva

Natural Bioactive Compounds from Fruits and Vegetables as Health Promoters Part II

• Author(s): Luis Rodrigues da Silva, Branca Maria Silva

• Categories: Science

• Type: Book
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• Published: 2016-05-03
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• Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers

Plants have been widely used to treat diseases, owing to the presence of bioactive compounds (phytochemicals) which play important roles in health promotion and disease prevention. In recent years, advances in chemical extraction techniques, lifestyle and dietary choices for human health have increased the interest in the consumption and study of fruits, vegetables, and foods enriched with bioactive compounds and nutraceuticals. Thousands of dietary phytochemicals, such as flavonoids, phenolic acids, glucosinolates, terpenes and alkaloids, have been identified and categorized further according to a diverse array of biochemical properties. Many of these phytochemicals have been hypothesized t...

Index-catalogue of Medical and Veterinary Zoology

• Author(s): United States. Bureau of Animal Industry. Zoological Division

• Categories: Parasites

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1932
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• Publisher: Unknown

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Bulletin

• Author(s): International Bureau of the American Republics

• Categories: America

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1897
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• Publisher: Unknown

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Commercial Directory of the American Republics,: Argentine Republic. Bolivia. Brazil. Chile. Colombia. Costa Rica. Ecuador. Falkland Islands. Greater republic of Central America. Guatemala. The Guianas. Haiti. Hawaii. Honduras. British Honduras

• Author(s): International Bureau of the American Republics

• Categories: Hawaii

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1897
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• Publisher: Unknown

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National Union Catalog

• Categories: Union catalogs

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1982
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• Publisher: Unknown

Includes entries for maps and atlases.