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NALT Full

Preferred term

bioactive compounds

Type

Topic

Definition

A class of chemical found in plants and certain foods which has biological activity in human or animals.
Source: NAL Thesaurus staff
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

chemical composition

Narrower concepts

Related concepts

Synonyms

bioactive components

In other languages

compuestos bioactivos

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/288500

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