Bioactive compounds in berries relevant to human health
2009
Battino, Maurizio | Beekwilder, Jules | Denoyes-Rothan, Beatrice | Laimer, Margit | Mcdougall, Gordon J. | Mezzetti, Bruno | Polytechnic University of Marche / Università Politecnica delle Marche (UNIVPM) | Plant Research International (PRI) ; Wageningen University and Research [Wageningen] (WUR) | Unité de recherches Espèces Fruitières et Vigne (UREFV) ; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) | Universität für Bodenkultur Wien = University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences [Vienne, Autriche] (BOKU) | Scottish Crop Research Institute
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显示更多 [+] 显示较少 [-]英语. Berries contain powerful antioxidants, potential allergens, and other bioactive compounds. Genetic and environmental factors affect production and storage of such compounds. For this reason breeding and biotechnological approaches are currently used to control or to increase the content of specific health-related compounds in fruits. This work reviews the main bioactive compounds determining the nutritional quality of berries, the major factors affecting their content and activity, and the genetic options currently available to achieve new genotypes able to provide, under controlled cultivation conditions, berries with the proper balance of bioactive compounds for improving consumer health.
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