A comparative study on antioxidant potentials, inhibitory activities against key enzymes related to metabolic syndrome, and anti-inflammatory activity of leaf extract from different Momordica species

Food Science and Human Wellness

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 36-46

  Nagarani, Gunasekaran ^a   Abirami, Arumugam ^a   Siddhuraju, Perumal ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Antioxidant; Cholinesterase; In vitro antidiabetic; Momordica

Indexed keywords

EID: 84910041276     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22134530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fshw.2014.02.003     Document Type: Article

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