Identification of the protein components displaying immunomodulatory activity in aged garlic extract

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 384-390

  Chandrashekar, P M ^a   Venkatesh, Y P ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Aged garlic extract; ASA I; ASA II; Garlic agglutinins; Immunomodulatory proteins; Mitogenic activity

Indexed keywords

GARLIC EXTRACT; LECTIN; MANNOSE BINDING PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AGED PLANT; AGING PLANT; ANIMAL CELL; ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; IMMUNOMODULATION; MITOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SPLEEN CELL; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; COLORING AGENTS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GARLIC; GLYCOPROTEINS; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES;

ALLIACEAE; ALLIUM SATIVUM;

EID: 67650656651     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.05.030     Document Type: Article

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