Research advances: Onions battle osteoporosis

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1114-

  King, Angela G ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; ETHANOL; EXTRACTION; FLAVORS; FRACTIONATION; HEALTH CARE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NUTRITION;

BIOASSAY-GUIDED FRACTIONATION; BONE LOSS; ETHANOL EXTRACTS; FLAVONOIDS; GLUTAMYL-PROPENYL-CYSTEINE SULFOXIDE (GPCS); MEDIUM-PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ONIONS; OSTEOPOROSIS;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS;

EID: 22944478009     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed082p1114     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. Wetli, Herbert A.; Brenneisen, Rudolf; Tschudi, Ingrid; Langos, Manuela; Bigler, Peter; Sprang, Thomas; Schuerch, Stefan; Muehlbauer, Roman C. A γ-Glutamyl Peptide Isolated from Onio (Allium cepa L.) by Bioassay- Guided Fractionation Inhibits Resorption Activity of Osteoclasts. J. Ag. Food Chem. 2005, 53, 3408-3414.
2. Tha National Onion Association includes historical medicinal uses and a report on phytochemical and health properties of onions on its web page. See http://onions-usa.org/about/history.asp and http://www. onions-usa.org/pdf_files/phytochemical.pdf#search=' medicinal%20use%20of%20onions', repectively (sites accessed Jun 2005).
3. A lab where students can relate mineral levels in bones with diet has been published in this Journal. Rheingold, Arnold L.; Hues, Steven; Cohen, Mark N. Strontium and Zinc Content in Bones as an Indication of Diet: An Undergraduate Project in Quantitative Analysis with Interdisciplinary Interest. J. Chem. Educ. 1983, 60, 233.