Antioxidant activity and α-glucosidase inhibitory potential of onion (Allium cepa L.) extracts

Food Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 159-164

  Kim, Myung Hee ^a   Jo, Sung Hoon ^a   Jang, Hae Dong ^a   Lee, Mee Sook ^a   Kwon, Young In ^a  

^a Hannam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Glucosidase inhibitor; Hyperglycemia; Onion; Oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC)

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GLUCOSIDASE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; ONION; OXYGEN RADICAL ABSORBANCE CAPACITY (ORAC);

ETHANOL; FATTY ACIDS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; OXYGEN; PHENOLS; PLANTS (BOTANY); WATER CONTENT;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ALLIUM CEPA; RATTUS; SUS;

EID: 79957639262     PISSN: 12267708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10068-010-0022-1     Document Type: Article

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