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Determination of toxic perilla ketone, secondary plant metabolites and antioxidative capacity in five Perilla frutescens L. varieties.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association - 1 Jan 2010
Müller-Waldeck Franziska, Sitzmann Judith, Schnitzler Wilfried H, Grassmann Johanna
Abstract excerpt
Perilla frutescens L. is a traditional Asian crop with multiple uses. Several varieties exist but only little data is available about the content of the toxic perilla ketone and secondary plant metabolites of those genotypes. To estimate the nutritional value of this new vegetable more information about those components is necessary. We investigated five genotypes of P. frutescens L. to determine their content of...
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