Chemical composition and bioactive potential of dehydrated peels of benincasa hispida, luffa acutangula, and sechium edule

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 193-202

  Nagarajaiah, Shyamala Bellur ^a   Prakash, Jamuna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

7alpha; amylase inhibition; antioxidant activity; bile acid binding; Nutritional composition

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; AMYLASE INHIBITOR; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BENINCASA HISPIDA EXTRACT; BILE ACID; CALCIUM; CAROTENOID; ETHER DERIVATIVE; IRON; LUFFA ACUTANGULA EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN; SECHIUM EDULE EXTRACT; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ETHER; FLAVONOID; POLYPHENOL;

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; ASH; CALCIUM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CROP PLANT; FREE RADICAL; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN; BIOACTIVITY; BIOCONTROL AGENT; DEHYDRATION; PLANT COMMUNITY;

ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BENINCASA HISPIDA; BILE ACID SYNTHESIS; BINDING AFFINITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGING ASSAY; IC 50; LUFFA ACUTANGULA; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT FIBER; SECHIUM EDULE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; DIETARY FIBER; ENZYME INHIBITION; PLANT STRUCTURES; VEGETABLE; VEGETABLE PEEL;

BENINCASA HISPIDA; CUCURBITA; LUFFA ACUTANGULA; SECHIUM EDULE;

EID: 84906546351     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: 15403580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10496475.2014.940437     Document Type: Article

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