Turmerin, the antioxidant protein from turmeric (Curcuma longa) exhibits antihyperglycaemic effects

Natural Product Research

Volumn 26, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 1654-1658

  Lekshmi, P C ^a   Arimboor, Ranjith ^a   Raghu, K G ^a   Nirmala Menon, A ^a  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

Author keywords

amylase; glucosidase; antidiabetic; antioxidant; Curcuma longa; turmerin

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); ACARBOSE; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; AMYLASE; ANTIOXIDANT; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; GLUCOSIDASE; SUPEROXIDE; TURMERIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CURCUMA LONGA; ENZYME INHIBITION; IC 50; IRON CHELATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS;

ALPHA-AMYLASES; ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; ANTIOXIDANTS; BENZOTHIAZOLES; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CURCUMA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; PEPTIDES; PICRATES; SULFONIC ACIDS; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 84858198112     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2011.589386     Document Type: Article

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