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SUBMITTER: Tafuri S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6571579 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tafuri Simona S Cocchia Natascia N Carotenuto Domenico D Vassetti Anastasia A Staropoli Alessia A Mastellone Vincenzo V Peretti Vincenzo V Ciotola Francesca F Albarella Sara S Del Prete Chiara C Palumbo Veronica V Esposito Luigi L Vinale Francesco F Ciani Francesca F
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20190523 10
The present study was conducted to assess the chemical composition of Yellow Maca (<i>Lepidium meyenii</i>) and its biological activity on stallions following oral administration of hypocotyl powder. Maca was subjected to methanolic extraction and the chemical analysis was carried out by LC-MS-QTOF (liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry). Our results showed that Maca contains some effective antioxidants, a high percentage of glucosinolates, and other important components with a high antioxidan ...[more]