TY - CHAP
T1 - Camu-camu—Myrciaria dubia (Kunth) McVaugh
AU - Castro, Juan C.
AU - Maddox, J. Dylan
AU - Imán, Sixto A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - Myrciaria dubia (Kunth) McVaugh (common name camu-camu) is an Amazonian fruit shrub that produces several nutritional compounds such as essential amino acids, essential fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals. Also, it contains several health-promoting phytochemicals with powerful antioxidant and antiinflammatory properties, due to phenolics, vitamin C, and betulinic acid. In addition, it has been shown to have hepatoprotective, antimicrobial, and antimalarial activity. Finally, it is best known for its high content of vitamin C.
AB - Myrciaria dubia (Kunth) McVaugh (common name camu-camu) is an Amazonian fruit shrub that produces several nutritional compounds such as essential amino acids, essential fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals. Also, it contains several health-promoting phytochemicals with powerful antioxidant and antiinflammatory properties, due to phenolics, vitamin C, and betulinic acid. In addition, it has been shown to have hepatoprotective, antimicrobial, and antimalarial activity. Finally, it is best known for its high content of vitamin C.
KW - Camu-camu
KW - health-promoting phytochemicals
KW - vitamin C
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85076094331&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/B978-0-12-803138-4.00014-9
DO - 10.1016/B978-0-12-803138-4.00014-9
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85076094331
SN - 9780128031537
SP - 97
EP - 105
BT - Exotic Fruits Reference Guide
PB - Elsevier
ER -