Protein isolate from the herb, Phyllanthus niruri L. (Euphorbiaceae), plays hepatoprotective role against carbon tetrachloride induced liver damage via its antioxidant properties

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 817-826

  Bhattacharjee, Rajesh ^a   Sil, Parames C ^a  

^a BOSE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; CCl4 induced hepatotoxicity; Hepatoprotection; Phyllanthus niruri; Protein isolate

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; LIVER ENZYME; METHANOL; PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HERB; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER HOMOGENATE; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI; PROTEIN ISOLATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MICE; PHYLLANTHUS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PROTEINS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EUPHORBIACEAE; MUS; PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI;

EID: 33947506805     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2006.10.029     Document Type: Article

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