Open AccessHydroxytyrosol Disposition in Humans
Author(s) -
Elisabet MiróCasas,
María-Isabel Covas,
Magı́ Farré,
Montserrat Fitó,
Jordi Ortuño,
Tanja Weinbrenner,
Pere N. Roset,
Rafael de la Torre
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/49.6.945
Subject(s) - hydroxytyrosol , chemistry , chromatography , food science , hydrolysis , antioxidant , polyphenol , biochemistry
Animal and in vitro studies suggest that phenolic compounds in virgin olive oil are effective antioxidants. In animal and in vitro studies, hydroxytyrosol and its metabolites have been shown to be strong antioxidants. One of the prerequisites to assess their in vivo physiologic significance is to determine their presence in human plasma.
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