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BIO-ACTIVE [2 records]

Record 1 2007-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biotechnology
  • Food Industries
DEF

[Said] of or relating to a substance that has an effect on living tissue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biotechnologie
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
DEF

Se dit d'un aliment possédant des propriétés biologiques diverses ou encore des substances biologiquement active.

CONT

Des polymères biodégradables et bioactifs.

PHR

Yaourt bio-actif

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nutritive Elements (Biological Sciences)
  • Food Industries
CONT

The document ... features introductory material on bioactives such as flavonoids, antioxidants and oligosaccharides, echinacea and other ingredients.

OBS

bioactive; bio-active: terms usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • bioactives,bio-actives

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments nutritifs (Sciences biologiques)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
CONT

Les chercheurs [...] mènent [...] des activités de recherche, de développement et de commercialisation portant sur des produits bioactifs naturels destinés à l'industrie pharmaceutique ainsi qu'aux secteurs des nutraceutiques et des produits de beauté [...]

OBS

produit bioactif : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • produits bioactifs

Spanish

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