First isolation of tryptophan from edible lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn) rhizomes and demonstration of its antioxidant effects

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 346-356

  Jiang, Y ^a   Ng, T B ^b   Wang, C R ^a   Li, N ^a   Wen, T Y ^c   Qiao, W T ^a   Zhang, D ^a   Cheng, Z H ^a   Liu, F ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^c INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Hemolysis; Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; PLANT EXTRACT; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMOLYSIS; IC 50; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NELUMBO; PLANT; RHIZOME;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ERYTHROCYTES; HEMOLYSIS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NELUMBO; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, EDIBLE; RHIZOME; TRYPTOPHAN;

NELUMBO; NELUMBO NUCIFERA;

EID: 77952554981     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09637480903427913     Document Type: Article

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