Phenolic compounds and antioxidant activities of buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) hulls and flour

Autor: Michel Luyckx, François Bailleul, Jacques Vasseur, Thierry Dine, Christel Quettier-Deleu, Micheline Cazin, Bernard Gressier, Jean-Claude Cazin, Francis Trotin, Claude Brunet
Rok vydání: 2000
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Zdroj: Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 72:35-42
ISSN: 0378-8741
Popis: The interest of polyphenolics as therapeutic agents against diseases involving radical damage is growing. The phenolic contents of the hulls and flour from the seeds of Fagopyrum esculentum (French variety 'La Harpe') (total phenols, flavonoids, total flavanols, oligomeric proanthocyanidins) are compared with the antioxidative effects of the extracts against reactive oxygen species: hydrogen peroxide, hypochlorous acid, superoxide anion. The higher efficiency of the flour extract can be related to its higher flavanolic content rather than to flavonoids which are predominant in the hull extract.
Databáze: OpenAIRE