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Antioxidant and anticancer potentials of edible flowers: where do we stand?

Sajad Fakhria Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, IranView further author information
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Merve Tomasb Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Istanbul, TurkeyView further author information
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Esra Capanogluc Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, TurkeyView further author information
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Yaseen Hussaind Control release drug delivery system, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, ChinaView further author information
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Fatemeh Abbaszadehe Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medical Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;f Neurobiology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranView further author information
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Baiyi Lug College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Intelligent Food Technology and Equipment, Key Laboratory for Agro-Products Nutritional Evaluation of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Postharvest Handling of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Agro-Food Processing, Zhejiang International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Health Food Manufacturing and Quality Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaView further author information
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Xiaolan Huh State Key Laboratory for Quality Research of Chinese Medicines, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao, ChinaView further author information
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Jianlin Wuh State Key Laboratory for Quality Research of Chinese Medicines, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao, ChinaView further author information
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Liang Zoui Key Laboratory of Coarse Cereal Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chengdu University, Chengdu, ChinaView further author information
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Antonella Smeriglioj Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, ItalyView further author information
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Jesus Simal-Gandarak Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Vigo -Ourense Campus, Ourense, SpainView further author information
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Hui Caok Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Vigo -Ourense Campus, Ourense, SpainView further author information
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Jianbo Xiaok Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Vigo -Ourense Campus, Ourense, Spain;l Institute of Food Safety & Nutrition, Jinan University, Guangzhou, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Haroon Khanm Department of Pharmacy, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, PakistanCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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