African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2288

Review

Nutritional pharmacological and toxicological characteristics of pitaya (Hylocereus undatus): A review of the literature

Michelle Cristina Jeronimo
  • Michelle Cristina Jeronimo
  • Food Technologist. Federal Institute Goiás - Urutaí Campus, Brazil.
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Joice Vinhal Costa Orsine
  • Joice Vinhal Costa Orsine
  • Federal Institute of Goiás - Urutaí Campus, Brazil.
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Maria Rita Carvalho Garbi Novaes
  • Maria Rita Carvalho Garbi Novaes
  • Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Brasilia, Darcy Ribeiro Campus - CEP 70910-900, Brasilia-DF, Brazil
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  •  Received: 26 April 2016
  •  Accepted: 30 September 2016
  •  Published: 22 July 2017

How to cite this article

APA /
Jeronimo, M. C., Orsine, J. V. C., & Novaes, M. R. C. G. (2017). Nutritional pharmacological and toxicological characteristics of pitaya (Hylocereus undatus): A review of the literature. African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 11(27), 300-304.
Chicago /
Michelle Cristina Jeronimo, Joice Vinhal Costa Orsine and Maria Rita Carvalho Garbi Novaes. "Nutritional pharmacological and toxicological characteristics of pitaya (Hylocereus undatus): A review of the literature." African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 11, no. 27 (2017): 300-304.
MLA /
Michelle Cristina Jeronimo, Joice Vinhal Costa Orsine and Maria Rita Carvalho Garbi Novaes. "Nutritional pharmacological and toxicological characteristics of pitaya (Hylocereus undatus): A review of the literature." African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 11.27 (2017): 300-304.