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SUBMITTER: Llivisaca S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6021730 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Llivisaca Susana S Manzano Patricia P Ruales Jenny J Flores José J Mendoza Joffre J Peralta Esther E Cevallos-Cevallos Juan M JM
Food science & nutrition 20180326 4
Fruits and leaves of <i>Vaccinium</i> spp. are known for their high content of bioactive compounds, but the chemical and biological characteristics of mortiño (<i>Vaccinium floribundum</i> Kunth) have not been fully described. In this study, the levels of polyphenols, antioxidant capacity, anthocyanins, antimicrobial activity, and genetic variability were determined in mortiño plants. The Folin-Ciocalteu's, ABTS scavenging, pH differential, and well diffusion methods were used to evaluate the le ...[more]