Inhibition of aromatase and α-amylase by flavonoids and proanthocyanidins from sorghum bicolor bran extracts

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 14, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 799-807

  Hargrove, James L ^a   Greenspan, Phillip ^b   Hartle, Diane K ^b   Dowd, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

amylase; aromatase; bran; condensed tannin; enzyme inhibition; proanthocyanidin; procyanidin; Sorghum bicolor

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; AROMATASE; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; FLAVONOID; PLANT EXTRACT; PROANTHOCYANIDIN DERIVATIVE; SORGHUM BICOLOR EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BRAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SORGHUM; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

ALPHA-AMYLASES; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; DOWN-REGULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FLAVONOIDS; KINETICS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROANTHOCYANIDINS; SORGHUM; SWINE;

BOVINAE; RHUS; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 79960469400     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: 15577600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2010.0143     Document Type: Article

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