Antioxidative effect of a chymotrypsin inhibitor from Momordica cochinchinensis (Cucurbitaceae) seeds in a primary rat hepatocyte culture

Journal of Peptide Science

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 665-668

  Tsoi, Alex Yuen Kam ^a   NG, Tzi Bun ^a   Fong, Wing Ping ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chymotrypsin inhibitor; Hepatocytes; Momordica cochinchinensis; Mubiezhi; Oxidative stress; Tert butyl hydroperoxide

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CHYMOTRYPSIN INHIBITOR; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MOMORDICA COCHINCHINENSIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TERT BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER CELL CULTURE; MOMORDICA; MOMORDICA COCHINCHINENSIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHYMOTRYPSIN; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEPATOCYTES; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MOMORDICA; RATS; SEEDS; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TERT-BUTYLHYDROPEROXIDE;

CUCURBITACEAE; MOMORDICA COCHINCHINENSIS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 27144439257     PISSN: 10752617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psc.666     Document Type: Article

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