Antioxidant and immunity activity of water extract and crude polysaccharide from Ficus carica L. fruit

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-173

  Yang, Xiao Ming ^a   Yu, Wei ^a   Ou, Zhong Ping ^a   Ma, Hai Le ^a   Liu, Wei Ming ^a   Ji, Xue Lin ^a  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Extract; Ficus carica L; Immunity activity; Polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2-DIPHENYL-1-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; CARBON; FLAVONOID; HEMOLYSIN; HYDROXYL RADICAL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PICRIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSACCHARIDE; SUPEROXIDE;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FICUS; FRUIT; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RANDOMIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CARBON; FICUS; FLAVONOIDS; FRUIT; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MICE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHENOLS; PICRATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYSACCHARIDES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SUPEROXIDES;

CARICA PAPAYA; FICUS CARICA; MUS;

EID: 70349316543     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11130-009-0120-5     Document Type: Article

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