Antioxidant and type II diabetes related enzyme inhibition properties of methanolic extract of an underutilized food legume, Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC: Effect of traditional processing methods

LWT

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 255-260

  Vadivel, V ^a   Cheong, J N ^b   Biesalski, H K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Canavalia ensiformis seeds; Indigenous processing methods; Total free phenolics; Amylase inhibition; Glucosidase inhibition

Indexed keywords

AMYLASES; ANTIOXIDANTS; FREE RADICALS; OILS AND FATS; PATIENT TREATMENT; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROCESSING;

ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; CANAVALIA ENSIFORMIS SEEDS; GLUCOSIDASE; INDIGENOUS PROCESSING METHODS; TOTAL FREE PHENOLICS;

ENZYME INHIBITION;

CANAVALIA; CANAVALIA ENSIFORMIS;

EID: 84858697986     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2012.01.014     Document Type: Article

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