Content of major classes of polyphenolic compounds, antioxidant, antiproliferative, and cell protective activity of pecan crude extracts and their fractions

Content of major classes of polyphenolic compounds, antioxidant, antiproliferative, and cell protective activity of pecan crude extracts and their fractions

Acetonic extracts of pecan kernels and nutshells were fractionated using Sephadex LH-20 and three fractions were obtained from each. Only fraction II of both extracts contained simple polyphenols: catechin, epicatechin and ellagic acid were identified in kernel fraction II, while only epicatechin an...

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Main Authors: Laura A. de la Rosa, Alma A. Vazquez-Flores, Emilio Alvarez-Parrilla, Joaquín Rodrigo-García, Omar N. Medina-Campos, Azalia Ávila-Nava, Susana González-Reyes, José Pedraza-Chaverri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-03-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
Subjects:
Nuts
Flavonoids
Hydrolysable tannins
Condensed tannins
ROS-scavengers
Cell cultures
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464614000589

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