A comparative study on the hypolipidemic activity of eleven different pectins

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 103-107

  Presanna Kumar, G ^a   Sudheesh, S ^a   Ushakumari, B ^a   Valsa, A K ^a   Vijayakumar, S ^a   Sandhya, C ^a   Vijayalakshmi, N R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

HMG CoA reductase; Hypercholesterolemia; Hypolipidemia; Lipoprotein lipase; Pectin

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DEGRADATION; FRUITS; LIPIDS;

HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPOLIPIDEMIA; LECITHIN CHOLESTEROL ACYL TRANSFERASE; LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE; PECTIN;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 0031098039     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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