Halophytes as Possible Source of Antioxidant Compounds, in a Scenario Based On Threatened Agriculture and Food Crisis

In this context, due to increased interest in maximize the economic potential of plants growing in saline environments, this papers aims at revealing new findings about Romanian halophytes as possible candidates for economic or medicinal purposes. Generally, the content of phenols is higher than fla...

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Published inIranian journal of public health Vol. 44; no. 8; pp. 1153 - 1155
Main Authors Grigore, Marius-Nicusor, Oprica, Lacramioara
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Iran Tehran University of Medical Sciences 01.08.2015
Subjects
Biosynthesis
Flavonoids
Letter to the Editor
Metabolites
Polyphenols
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Summary:In this context, due to increased interest in maximize the economic potential of plants growing in saline environments, this papers aims at revealing new findings about Romanian halophytes as possible candidates for economic or medicinal purposes. Generally, the content of phenols is higher than flavonoids, but there are no significant differences between species, although they are very heterogeneous from taxonomical and ecological point of view.
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ISSN:2251-6085
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