Antioxidant, anti-microbial and antimutagenicity activities of pistachio (Pistachia vera) green hull extract.
Rajaei A, Barzegar M, Mobarez AM, Sahari MA, Esfahani ZH.
Food Chem Toxicol. 2010;48(1):107-12.
Antioxidant, anti-microbial and antimutagenicity activities of pistachio (Ahmadaghaei variety) green hull extracts (crude and purified extracts) were studied. The results of antimutagenicity test showed that phenolic compounds of pistachio green hull have antimutagenicity activity against direct mutagen of 2-nitrofluorene.
The results obtained indicate that pistachio green hull may become important as a cheap and noticeable source of compounds with health protective potential and anti-microbial activity.