Chelating, antioxidant and hypoglycaemic potential of Muscari comosum (L.) Mill. bulb extracts

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 780-791

  Loizzo, Monica R ^a   Tundis, Rosa ^a   Menichini, Federica ^a   Pugliese, Alessandro ^a   Bonesi, Marco ^a   Solimene, Umberto ^b   Menichini, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Bulbs; Chelating activity; Hypoglycaemic activity; Lipophilic profile; Muscari comosum; Total phenolic and flavonoid content

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; AMYLASE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CHELATING AGENT; ESTER; FATTY ACID; FLAVONOID; IRON DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOLS;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PLANT ROOT;

ALPHA-AMYLASES; ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; ANTIOXIDANTS; CHELATING AGENTS; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; FLAVONOIDS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; IRON COMPOUNDS; LILIACEAE; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS;

MUSCARI COMOSUM;

EID: 78649819039     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09637486.2010.482521     Document Type: Article

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