Secondary metabolites have important defense and signaling roles, and they contribute to
the overall quality of developing and ripening fruits. Blueberries, bilberries, cranberries, and …

Phenolic compounds are a widespread group of secondary metabolites found in all plants,
representing the most desirable antioxidants due to their potential to be used as additives in …

Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) is a widely consumed fruit and a rich source of
bioactive compounds, namely, the polyphenol class of anthocyanins. Little information is …

The seasonal variations of the content and diversity of phenolic compounds, as well as the
antioxidant activity of leaves, stems and fruits of bilberry collected in May, July and …

This study was performed to evaluate and compare the in vitro antioxidant, antimicrobial,
and antimutagenic activities, and the polyphenolic content of the Nord-West Romanian wild …

BACKGROUND As a part of the ongoing interest in nutritional and nutraceutical properties of
locally produced fruits, the aim of the article was to determine sugars, organic acids …

Fruits of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) are valued mainly for their nutraceutical properties,
and are among the fruits with the highest antioxidant activity due to their high content of …

Total soluble polyphenols (TSP), total monomeric anthocyanins (TMA), radical scavenging
activity (RSA), ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), and a number of anthocyanins …

Vaccinium spp. berries provide some of the best natural sources of anthocyanins. In the wild
bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.), a clear increasing trend in anthocyanin biosynthesis has …

Anthocyanins are pigments in the polyphenol class, which are found in high amounts
especially in dark colored fruits and have high antioxidant properties, but Vaccinium fruit …