2007/10/17 by Thomas Müller, Markus Ulrich, K.‐H. Ongania +1 · 1 citation
Medicine · Chemistry · #Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities #Free Radicals and Antioxidants #Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
paper · doi:10.1002/anie.200703587
openalex publication_date 2007/10/17 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23
An apple a day keeps the doctor away: This old saying may obtain a new meaning. The degradation of chlorophyll in ripe apples and pears gives rise to so-called nonfluorescent catabolites of chlorophyll (NCCs), which are identical to NCCs from leaves. The NCCs from fruit prove to be effective natural antioxidants.