Publication Date:
2016
Citation:
Melatonin in Grapes and Wine: A Bioactive Phytochemical / M. Iriti, E.M. Varoni - In: Serotonin and Melatonin : Their Functional Role in Plants, Food, Phytomedicine, and Human Health / [a cura di] G.A. Ravishankar, A. Ramakrishna. - [s.l] : Taylor & Francis Group, 2016. - ISBN 9781498739054. - pp. 305-310 [10.1201/9781315369334-20]
abstract:
Among the food plants, the presence of melatonin in grapes (Vitis vinifera L.) deserves particular attention because of the production of wine, an alcoholic beverage of economic relevance and with putative healthy effects. Furthermore, a number of melatonin isomers have been detected in grape products, too. In this chapter, we discuss the topic of melatonin in grapes and wine, focusing on the contribution of grapes and yeasts to the final melatonin levels in wine and on the oral bioavailability of dietary melatonin.
IRIS type:
03 - Contributo in volume
Keywords:
grapevine; red wine; melatonin isomer; bioavailability; yeasts
List of contributors:
M. Iriti, E.M. Varoni
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Book title:
Serotonin and Melatonin : Their Functional Role in Plants, Food, Phytomedicine, and Human Health