Germination under Moderate Salinity Increases Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Activity in Rapeseed (Brassica napus var oleifera Del.) Sprouts

The use of sprouts in the human diet is becoming more and more widespread because they are tasty and high in bioactive compounds and antioxidants, with related health benefits. In this work, we sprouted rapeseed under increasing salinity to investigate the effect on free and bound total phenolics (T...

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Main Authors: Beatrice Falcinelli, Valeria Sileoni, Ombretta Marconi, Giuseppe Perretti, Muriel Quinet, Stanley Lutts, Paolo Benincasa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-08-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/22/8/1377