Hypocholesterolemic and anti-obesity effects of saponins from Platycodon grandiflorum in hamsters fed atherogenic diets

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Zhao, H L ^a   Harding, S V ^a   Marinangeli, C P F ^a   Kim, Y S ^b   Jones, P J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Absorption; Cholesterol; Feces; Obesity; Platycodins; Platycodon grandiflorum; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

ANTIOBESITY AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; DEUTERIUM; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; LIPID; PLANT EXTRACT; PLATYCODIN; SAPONIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; CHEMISTRY; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; ERYTHROCYTE; FECES; HAMSTER; KINETICS; LIVER; PLANT ROOT; PLATYCODON; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALS; ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; BODY COMPOSITION; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; CRICETINAE; DEUTERIUM; ENERGY METABOLISM; ERYTHROCYTES; FECES; KINETICS; LIPIDS; LIVER; MESOCRICETUS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLATYCODON; SAPONINS;

CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS; PLATYCODON; PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORUM;

EID: 53549097048     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2008.00915.x     Document Type: Article

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