Antioxidant and α-glucosidase inhibitory activities of cucurbit fruit vegetables and identification of active and major constituents from phenolic-rich extracts of lagenaria siceraria and sechium edule

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 42, 2013, Pages 10080-10090

  Sulaiman, Shaida Fariza ^a   Ooi, Kheng Leong ^a   Supriatno, ^a,b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b SYIAH KUALA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

antioxidant activity; Cucurbitaceae; fruit vegetables; phenolic content; sequential extraction

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FREE RADICALS; FRUITS; METHANOL; VEGETABLES;

1 ,1-DIPHENYL-2-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; CHLOROFORM EXTRACTS; CUCURBITACEAE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGING ACTIVITY; PHENOLIC CONTENT; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION; TOTAL PHENOLIC CONTENT;

ANTIOXIDANTS;

BENINCASA HISPIDA; CUCURBITACEAE; LAGENARIA SICERARIA; LUFFA ACUTANGULA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; SECHIUM EDULE;

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; ANTIOXIDANT; ENZYME INHIBITOR; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CUCURBITACEAE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FRUIT; VEGETABLE;

ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; ANTIOXIDANTS; CUCURBITACEAE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FRUIT; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84886453507     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf4031037     Document Type: Article

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