Isoflavonoids from the rhizomes of Belamcanda chinensis and their effects on aldose reductase and sorbitol accumulation in streptozotocin induced diabetic rat tissues

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 306-312

  Sang, Hoon Jung ^a   Yeon, Sil Lee ^a   Lee, Sanghyun ^a   Soon, Sung Lim ^a   Yeong, Shik Kim ^a   Kuk, Hyun Shin ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aldose reductase; Belamcanda chinensis; Diabetic complications; Sorbitol; Streptozotocin; Tectorigenin

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SORBITOL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES MELLITUS; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; IRIDACEAE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LENS; MALE; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLANT ROOT; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE; ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FLAVONOIDS; IRIDACEAE; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SORBITOL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0036594877     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 02536269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02976631     Document Type: Article

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