Influence of spices on the bacterial (enzyme) activity in experimental colon cancer

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-24

  Nalini, N ^a   Sabitha, K ^a   Viswanathan, P ^b   Menon, V P ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Rajah Muthiah Medical College Chidamabaram   (India)

Author keywords

glucuronidase; Black pepper; Cumin; Dimethyl hydrazine; Mucinase; Red chilli

Indexed keywords

1,2 DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; GLUCURONIDE; HYALURONIDASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER INFILTRATION; CANCER PREVENTION; COLON; COLON CANCER; CONJUGATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DESCENDING COLON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL NEOPLASM; FECES LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYDROLYSIS; INTESTINE; INTESTINE FLORA; LIPID DIET; LIVER; LOW FAT DIET; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PEPPER; RAT; SPICE; SUBMUCOSA; TUMOR PROMOTION; WEIGHT GAIN;

1,2-DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE; ADENOCARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CARCINOGENS; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; GLUCURONIDASE; INTESTINES; MALE; POLYSACCHARIDE-LYASES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPICES;

EID: 0032145304     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00007-5     Document Type: Article

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