Papaya seed represents a rich source of biologically active isothiocyanate

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 4407-4413

  Nakamura, Yoshimasa ^a   Yoshimoto, Motoko ^a   Murata, Yoshiyuki ^a   Shimoishi, Yasuaki ^a   Asai, Yumi ^b   Eun, Young Park ^b   Sato, Kenji ^b   Nakamura, Yasushi ^b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Apoptosis; Glucosinolate; HL 60; Isothiocyanate; Papaya

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BENZYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; DNA FRAGMENT; GLUCOSINOLATE; GLYCOSIDASE; ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; THIOGLUCOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN HL 60; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PAPAYA; PLANT SEED;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CARICA; DNA FRAGMENTATION; GLUCOSINOLATES; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HL-60 CELLS; HUMANS; ISOTHIOCYANATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEEDS;

CARICA PAPAYA; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; RAPHANUS SATIVUS VAR. NIGER;

EID: 34250636812     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf070159w     Document Type: Article

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