Free Radical-Scavenging Capacities, Phenolics and Capsaicinoids in Wild Piquin Chili (Capsicum annuum var. Glabriusculum)

The total phenolic compounds content, free radical-scavenging capacity and capsaicinoid content in populations of wild Piquin chili (C. annuum) were studied. Aqueous and hydroalcoholic extracts from nine ecotypes were evaluated. High contents of phenolic compounds and free radical-scavenging capacit...

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Main Authors: Yolanda del Rocio Moreno-Ramírez, Guillermo C. G. Martínez-Ávila, Víctor Arturo González-Hernández, Cecilia Castro-López, Jorge Ariel Torres-Castillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-10-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/10/2655