Activities of antioxidants, α-Glucosidase inhibitors and aldose reductase inhibitors of the aqueous extracts of four Flemingia species in Taiwan

Botanical Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 293-302

  Hsieh, Po Chow ^a   Huang, Guan Jhong ^a   Ho, Yu Ling ^b   Lin, Yaw Huei ^c   Huang, Shyh Shyun ^a   Chiang, Ying Chen ^a   Tseng, Mu Chuan ^d   Chang, Yuan Shiun ^a,e  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND MICROBIAL BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d Executive Yuan   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

glucosidase; Aldose reductase; Antioxidant; Flemingia; Free radical; Polyphenol

Indexed keywords

FLEMINGIA; FLEMINGIA MACROPHYLLA;

EID: 78049483780     PISSN: 1817406X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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