Bioactivity studies and chemical profile of the antidiabetic plant Genista tenera

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 384-393

  Rauter, Amélia P ^a   Martins, Alice ^a   Lopes, Rui ^a   Ferreira, Joana ^a   Serralheiro, Luísa M ^a   Araújo, Maria Eduarda ^a   Borges, Carlos ^a   Justino, Jorge ^b   Silva, Filipa V ^b   Goulart, Margarida ^b   Thomas Oates, Jane ^c   Rodrigues, João A ^c   Edwards, Emma ^c   Noronha, João P ^d   Pinto, Rui ^e   Mota Filipe, Hélder ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF SANTARÉM   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Porto   (Portugal)

^e RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINES IMED ULISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase inhibition; Antihyperglycaemic activity; Antioxidant activity; Genista tenera; HPLC DAD ESI MS; Leguminosae; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

5 O METHYLGENISTEIN; 5 O METHYLGENISTEIN 7 O GLUCOSIDE; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; APIGENIN 7 O (2 O GLUCOSYLGLUCOSIDE); APIGETRIN; BUTANOL; ETHER; FLAVONOID; GENISTA TENERA EXTRACT; GENISTEIN 7 O GLUCOSIDE; GENISTEIN 8 C GLUCOSIDE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; HESPERIDIN; LUTEOLIN 7 GLUCOSIDE; LUTEOLIN 7,3' DI O GLUCOSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENOTOXICITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; FLAVONOIDS; GENISTA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS;

FABACEAE; GENISTA; GENISTA TENERA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 60849136305     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.10.011     Document Type: Article

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