Bioactive Compounds

Our studies have shown that stone fruitspeaches, plums and nectarineshave bioactive compounds that can potentially fight the syndrome, CisnerosZevallos toldAgriLife Today. Our work indicates that phenolic compounds present in these fruits have antiobesity, antiinflammatory and antidiabetic properties in different cell lines and may also reduce the oxidation of bad cholesterol LDL which is associated to cardiovascular disease.