Antiatherosclerotic function of Kokuto, Okinawan noncentrifugal cane sugar

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-75

  Okabe, Takafumi ^a,b   Toda, Takayoshi ^c   Inafuku, Masashi ^d   Wada, Koji ^b   Iwasaki, Hironori ^b   Oku, Hirosuke ^b  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^d RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Japanese quail; Kokuto; Octacosanol; Phenolic compounds; Radical scavenging activity; Wax

Indexed keywords

COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE; SACCHARUM; ZEA MAYS;

ANTIOXIDANT; FATTY ALCOHOL; LIPID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLICOSANOL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENIC DIET; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; COTURNIX; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; JAPAN; LIVER; MALE; SUGAR INTAKE; SUGARCANE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; COTURNIX; DIET, ATHEROGENIC; DIETARY SUCROSE; FATTY ALCOHOLS; JAPAN; LIPIDS; LIVER; MALE; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SACCHARUM;

EID: 59849087365     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf802796m     Document Type: Article

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