Isolation of sterols from cowpea (Vigna sinensis) seeds and their promotion activity on HO-1

Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 362-366

  Cui, En Ji ^a   Park, Ji Hae ^a   Park, Hee Jung ^a   Chung, In Sik ^a   Kim, Ji Young ^a   Yeon, Seung Woo ^b   Baek, Nam In ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b ILDONG Pharmaceutical Co   (South Korea)

Author keywords

3 o dglucopyranoside; 7 hydroxysitosterol; 7 hydroxysitosterol; 7 ketositosterol; Cowpea; Ho 1; Stigmasterol; Vigna sinensis

Indexed keywords

VIGNA SINENSIS;

EID: 79960544976     PISSN: 19760442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3839/jksabc.2011.057     Document Type: Article

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