author(s) : Abdel-Fattah M. Rizk, Ibrahim A. El-Garf and Husseiny A. H. Elgendy
Synonym
- Amaranthus retroflexus L., Sp. Pl., ed. 1, 991 (1753); Boulos, Fl. Egypt 1: 132 (1999).
- Common pigweed, red root pigweed
family name
AMARANTHACEAE
genus name
Amaranthus
- Proximate Composition, Proteins and Amino acids
- Carbohydrates
- Lipids and Volatile Constituents
- Sesquiterpenes and Other Constituents
The extracts of the redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus) as well as of its terpenes (with a nerolidol skeleton) have been reported to poseess antioxidant activity (Pacifico et al., 2008; özen, 2010). The
location
egypt