Phytomelatonin, natural melatonin from plants as a novel dietary supplement: Sources, activities and world market

Melatonin generated by higher plants is called phytomelatonin. In addition to the extensive physiological actions that melatonin and phytomelatonin show in animals and plants, respectively, synthetic melatonin is used as a dietary supplement and is recognized as a beneficial agent in sleep disorders...

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Main Authors: Marino B. Arnao, Josefa Hernández-Ruiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464618303190