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What is a Bioactive Compound? A Combined Definition for a Preliminary Consensus

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The definition of "bioactive compound" knowdynamism, because the scientific research on the bioactivity potential is booming nowadays. And since there is no unifying definition, attempts to find a consensus and some common elements of the concept associated with the term "bioactive" did not stop, even if vague definitions and repeated use of the operative word "bioactive" almost integrated the term in a category of magic words! This paper tried to find a combined definition which can be a platform to develop the "bioactive" concept, and reach a solid consensus on the term "bioactive compound". We use, for the first time, the term of "biocompounactive" tomore simplify the use of bioactive compound in relation with their physicochemical and biological properties.

Published in International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences (Volume 3, Issue 3)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijnfs.20140303.16
Page(s) 174-179
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Keywords

Bioactive Compound, Biocompounactive, Secondary Metabolites, Phytochemicals, Food Components, Healthy Diet

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  • Département de Biologie, Laboratoire de Génétique & Biotechnologie (LGB), Faculté des Sciences – Oujda (FSO), Université Mohammed Premier – Oujda. BP 60000 – Morocco

  • Département de Biologie, Laboratoire de Génétique & Biotechnologie (LGB), Faculté des Sciences – Oujda (FSO), Université Mohammed Premier – Oujda. BP 60000 – Morocco

  • Département de Biologie, Laboratoire de Génétique & Biotechnologie (LGB), Faculté des Sciences – Oujda (FSO), Université Mohammed Premier – Oujda. BP 60000 – Morocco

  • Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie – Oujda, Université Mohammed Premier – Oujda. BP 60000 – Morocco

  • Département de Biologie, Laboratoire de Génétique & Biotechnologie (LGB), Faculté des Sciences – Oujda (FSO), Université Mohammed Premier – Oujda. BP 60000 – Morocco

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