An Alternative Use of Horticultural Crops: Stressed Plants as Biofactories of Bioactive Phenolic Compounds

An Alternative Use of Horticultural Crops: Stressed Plants as Biofactories of Bioactive Phenolic Compounds

Plants subjected to abiotic stresses synthesize secondary metabolites with potential application in the functional foods, dietary supplements, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and agrochemical markets. This approach can be extended to horticultural crops. This review describes previous reports regarding th...

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Main Authors: Luis Cisneros-Zevallos, Daniel A. Jacobo-Velázquez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-09-01
Series:Agriculture
Subjects:
postharvest abiotic stresses
plants as biofactories
carrots
chlorogenic acid
dicaffeoylquinic acids
physiological stress response
stress signaling molecules
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/2/3/259

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