Biological activities and bioavailability of mangosteen xanthones: A critical review of the current evidence

Nutrients

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3163-3183

  Gutierrez Orozco, Fabiola ^a   Failla, Mark L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Garcinia mangostana; Mangosteen; Xanthones; mangostin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA MANGOSTIN; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; GAMMA MANGOSTIN; MANGOSTEEN EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHONE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; BEVERAGE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; COLON CANCER; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG METABOLISM; FRUIT; GLIOBLASTOMA; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; MANGOSTEEN; MARKETING; NONHUMAN; PERICARP; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; PLANT STEM; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; REVIEW; TREE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; GARCINIA MANGOSTANA;

EID: 84881587908     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu5083163     Document Type: Review

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