Bioactivity and chemical characterization in hydrophilic and lipophilic compounds of Chenopodium ambrosioides L.

The bioactive properties (antioxidant and antitumour activities, and hepatotoxicity) of the infusion and methanolic extracts of Chenopodium ambrosioides L., a plant commonly used in Portuguese folk medicine, were compared. The chemical composition in hydrophilic (sugars, organic acids and phenolic c...

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Main Authors: Lillian Barros, Eliana Pereira, Ricardo C. Calhelha, Montserrat Dueñas, Ana Maria Carvalho, Celestino Santos-Buelga, Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-10-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464613001825