Anti-obesity effect of dioscorea nipponica makino with lipase-inhibitory activity in rodents

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1451-1456

  Kwon, Chong Suk ^b   Sohn, Ho Yong ^b   Kim, Sung Hee ^a   Kim, Ji Hyun ^b   Son, Kun Ho ^b   Lee, Jeong Soon ^a   Lim, Jin Kyu ^a   Kim, Jong Sang ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Andong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dioscin; Dioscorea nipponica; Diosgenin; Lipase inhibition; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ANTIOBESITY AGENT; DIOSCIN; DIOSGENIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; EMULSION; ENZYMOLOGY; FAT INTAKE; FECES; MALE; MOUSE; OBESITY; ORGAN SIZE; PANCREAS; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; YAM;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; DIETARY FATS; DIOSCOREA; DIOSGENIN; EMULSIONS; FECES; LIPASE; MALE; MICE; OBESITY; ORGAN SIZE; PANCREAS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRIGLYCERIDES;

ANIMALIA; DIOSCOREA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA NIPPONICA; RODENTIA; SUIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 2442610654     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.67.1451     Document Type: Article

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