Vegetables, fruit, and cancer prevention: a review

KA Steinmetz, JD Potter - Journal of the american dietetic association, 1996 - Elsevier
In this review of the scientific literature on the relationship between vegetable and fruit
consumption and risk of cancer, results from 206 human epidemiologic studies and 22 …

[PDF][PDF] D-Limonene: safety and clinical applications

J Sun - Alternative medicine review, 2007 - anaturalhealingcenter.com
D-limonene is one of the most common terpenes in nature. It is a major constituent in several
citrus oils (orange, lemon, mandarin, lime, and grapefruit). D-limonene is listed in the Code …

Total antioxidant capacity of fruits

H Wang, G Cao, RL Prior - Journal of agricultural and food …, 1996 - ACS Publications
The total antioxidant activity of 12 fruits and 5 commercial fruit juices was measured in this
study using automated oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) assay. On the basis of …

Antioxidant capacity of tea and common vegetables

G Cao, E Sofic, RL Prior - Journal of agricultural and food …, 1996 - ACS Publications
Previously, some fruits were shown to contain high antioxidant activities. In this paper, we
report the antioxidant activities of 22 common vegetables, one green tea, and one black tea …

[HTML][HTML] Prevention and therapy of cancer by dietary monoterpenes

PL Crowell - The Journal of nutrition, 1999 - Elsevier
Monoterpenes are nonnutritive dietary components found in the essential oils of citrus fruits
and other plants. A number of these dietary monoterpenes have antitumor activity. For …

Biological relevance of terpenoids: overview focusing on mono-, di-and tetraterpenes

KH Wagner, I Elmadfa - Annals of Nutrition and metabolism, 2003 - karger.com
The role of fruit and vegetables in human nutrition and public health are taken into account
in most nutritional recommendations. Fruit and vegetables contain an abundance of …

An overview of the pharmacological properties and potential applications of natural monoterpenes

A Koziol, A Stryjewska, T Librowski… - Mini reviews in …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Monoterpenes, the major components of essential oils, belong to the group of isoprenoids
containing ten carbon atoms. Being widely distributed in the plant kingdom they are …

Cancer‐Protective Factors in Fruits and Vegetables: Biochemical and Biological Background.

LO Dragsted, M Strube… - Pharmacology & toxicology, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer‐protective factors are present in several fruits, vegetables and commonly used
spices and herbs. They can be divided into several different groups, based on their chemical …

Phase I and pharmacokinetic study of D-limonene in patients with advanced cancer

DM Vigushin, GK Poon, A Boddy, J English… - Cancer chemotherapy …, 1998 - Springer
Purpose: d-Limonene is a natural monoterpene with pronounced chemotherapeutic activity
and minimal toxicity in preclinical studies. A phase I clinical trial to assess toxicity, the …

Inhibition of pancreatic cancer growth by the dietary isoprenoids farnesol and geraniol

YD Burke, MJ Stark, SL Roach, SE Sen, PL Crowell - Lipids, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Fruits and vegetables have protective effects against many human cancers, including
pancreatic cancer. Isoprenoids are one class of phytochemicals which have antitumor …