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Persistence of anticancer activity in berry extracts after simulated gastrointestinal digestion and colonic fermentation.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Brown Emma M, McDougall Gordon J, Stewart Derek, Pereira-Caro Gema, González-Barrio Rocio, Allsopp Philip, Magee Pamela, Crozier Alan, Rowland Ian, Gill Chris I R
Abstract excerpt
Fruit and vegetable consumption is associated at the population level with a protective effect against colorectal cancer. Phenolic compounds, especially abundant in berries, are of interest due to their putative anticancer activity. After consumption, however, phenolic compounds are subject to digestive conditions within the gastrointestinal tract that alter their structures and potentially their function....
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