Fecal metabolic activities of herbal components to bioactive compounds

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 165-169

  Lee, Dai Sik ^a   Kim, Young Suk ^a   Ko, Chang Nam ^a   Cho, Ki Ho ^a   Bae, Hyung Sup ^a   Lee, Kyung Sup ^a   Kim, Jung Jin ^a   Park, Eun Kyung ^a   Kim, Dong Hyun ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Constitutional classification; Intestinal Bacteria; Metabolism; Natural components

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOTRANSFORMATION; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTESTINE; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIA; BIOTRANSFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MALE; MEDICINE, HERBAL; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 0036547831     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02976558     Document Type: Article

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