Activation of the Ah receptor by extracts of dietary herbal supplements, vegetables, and fruits

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 5478-5487

  Jeuken, Anoek ^a   Keser, Bart J G ^a   Khan, Elaine ^b   Brouwer, Abraham ^c   Koeman, Jan ^a   Denison, Michael S ^a,c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

2,3,7,8 tetrachlorodibenzo p dioxin; Ah receptor; Fruits; Herbs; Natural ligands; Natural products; TCDD; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; LUCIFERASE; NATURAL PRODUCT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BELL PEPPER; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DILUTION; FOOD; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; GLYCYRRHIZA; HERB; LIGAND BINDING; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OAK; PEPPER; POLLUTANT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POTATO; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; REPORTER GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VEGETABLE;

ANIMALS; CYTOSOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DNA; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; GUINEA PIGS; LIVER; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RECEPTORS, ARYL HYDROCARBON; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; VEGETABLES;

ANIMALIA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. GEMMIFERA; CAULOPHYLLUM; CIMICIFUGA DAHURICA; GINKGO BILOBA; GLYCYRRHIZA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PANAX GINSENG; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0041511846     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf030252u     Document Type: Article

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