Secondary Metabolites in Edible Species: Looking beyond Nutritional Value

Ana M. L. Seca; Antoaneta Trendafilova

doi:10.3390/foods10051131

Foods (May 2021)

Secondary Metabolites in Edible Species: Looking beyond Nutritional Value

Ana M. L. Seca,
Antoaneta Trendafilova

Affiliations

Ana M. L. Seca: cE3c—Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes/Azorean Biodiversity Group & Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Azores, Rua Mãe de Deus, 9500-321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Antoaneta Trendafilova: Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., bl. 9, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10051131
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 5
p. 1131

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Secondary metabolites are organic molecules of low molecular weight, biosynthesized by any living being using a wide range of biosynthetic pathways, known as secondary metabolism [...]

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Published in Foods

ISSN: 2304-8158 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Chemical technology
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/foods

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