Aldose reductase inhibitory activity of methanol extracts from the Korean plants

Natural Product Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 34-37

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

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Korean plant extracts; Lagerstroemia indica; Rat lens aldose reductase

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE; ALDOSE REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; TETRAMETHYLENEGLUTARIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; EURYA JAPONICA; IN VITRO STUDY; KOREA; LAGERSTROEMIA INDICA; LENS; LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; POMEGRANATE; RAT; VITIS COIGNETIAE;

EID: 0037359131     PISSN: 12263907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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