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BIO-ACTIVE COMPOUND [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Industries
  • Nutritive Elements (Biological Sciences)
DEF

[A naturally occurring compound] that can have a biological effect on [the human body], independent of and in addition to the actual nutritional benefit that [it provides].

OBS

Not to be confused with "functional food" (a food item that has physiological benefits because it contains bioactive compounds) or with "nutraceutical" (an isolated bioactive compound generally sold in medicinal form).

OBS

bioactive: term generally used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • bio-active compound

French

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

Un nouveau composé bioactif, appelé méditerraneone, a été isolé à partir de l'algue Cystoseira mediterranea. Il s'agit d'un nouveau sesquiterpénoïde qui présente une activité d'inhibition de la croissance de certaines tumeurs végétales.

Key term(s)
  • composé bio-actif

Spanish

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