Biological effects of gum arabic: A review of some recent research

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Ali, Badreldin H ^a   Ziada, Amal ^a   Blunden, Gerald ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gum arabic; Pharmacology; Phytochemistry; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN; FERROUS SULFATE; FOLIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; GUM ARABIC; PARACETAMOL;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BONE MINERALIZATION; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DENTAL CARIES; DIARRHEA; DRUG DEGRADATION; ENAMEL; ENDOTOXEMIA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RENAL PROTECTION; REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; GUM ARABIC; HUMANS; MICE; RABBITS; RATS;

ACACIA SENEGAL; MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 58149188170     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2008.07.001     Document Type: Review

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