Characterization and bioactivity of water-soluble polysaccharides from the fruit of pumpkin

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 237-241

  Li, Junli ^b   Wang, Yunqiang ^a,c   Zhang, De ^a   Hu, Xiaohua ^d   Zhang, Zhengqin ^d   Xiang, Changping ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^d First Peoples Hospital of Hubei Yidu   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activities; Characterization; Pumpkin polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

ARABINOSE; CARBOHYDRATE; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; GLUCURONIC ACID; HYDROXYL RADICAL; POLYELECTROLYTE; POLYSACCHARIDE; RHAMNOSE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG PURIFICATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER HOMOGENATE; LIVER MITOCHONDRION; MITOCHONDRION SWELLING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PUMPKIN; VISCOMETRY;

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EID: 77952806675     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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