Garlic and garlic-derived compounds inhibit human squalene monooxygenase

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1662-1667

  Gupta, N ^a   Porter, T D ^a  

^a University of Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol biosynthesis; Garlic; Selenium; Selenocystine; Squalene epoxidase

Indexed keywords

ALLIIN; DIALLYL DISULFIDE; DIALLYL TRISULFIDE; DIMERCAPROL; DITHIOL DERIVATIVE; GARLIC EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; S ALLYLCYSTEINE; SELENOCYSTINE; SQUALENE MONOOXYGENASE; THIOL GROUP;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME MECHANISM; EPOXIDATION; GARLIC;

ALLIUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0034989513     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/131.6.1662     Document Type: Article

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