Isolation and characterization of a novel antihyperglycemic protein from the fruits of Momordica cymbalaria

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-62

  Rajasekhar, Maddirela Dilip ^a   Badri, Kameswara Rao ^b   Vinay Kumar, Kondeti ^a   Kassetti, Ramesh Babu ^a   Fatima, Shaik Sameena ^a   Sampath Kumar, Mekala Thur ^a   Appa Rao, Chippada ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Antihyperglycemic activity; Bioassay guided fractionation; Diabetes mellitus; M.Cy protein; Momordica cymbalaria (Fenz); Streptozotocin

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM SULFATE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; M.CY PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DNA SEQUENCE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; FRUIT; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MOMORDICA; MOMORDICA CYMBALARIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; PRECIPITATION; RAT;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOMORDICA; PLANT PROTEINS; RATS; STREPTOZOCIN;

MOMORDICA CYMBALARIA; RATTUS;

EID: 76749117043     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.12.025     Document Type: Article

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