Screening of korean forest plants for rat lens aldose reductase inhibition

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 184-188

  Kim, Hye Young ^a   Oh, Jong Hwan ^b  

^a Korea Food Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Korea Forest Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aldose reductase inhibitor; Diabetic treatment; Korean forest plants

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KOREA; LENS; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TREE;

ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE; ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; KOREA; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TREES;

EID: 0032615836     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.63.184     Document Type: Article

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