Phytochemicals of Moringa oleifera: a review of their nutritional, therapeutic and industrial significance

3 Biotech

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Saini, Ramesh Kumar ^a   Sivanesan, Iyyakkannu ^a   Keum, Young Soo ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bioactives; Biodiesel; Drumstick tree; M. oleifera cationic proteins (MOCP); Water purification

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BETA CAROTENE; BIODIESEL; CAROTENOID; CHOLESTEROL; COAGULATING AGENT; CREATINE KINASE; HEPCIDIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MORINGA OLEIFERA EXTRACT; NUTRACEUTICAL; POLYALUMINIUM CHLORIDE; SATURATED FATTY ACID; TOCOPHEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TROPONIN T; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DOWN REGULATION; FLOCCULATION; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; LIVER PROTECTION; MORINGA OLEIFERA; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 84988462513     PISSN: 2190572X     EISSN: 21905738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13205-016-0526-3     Document Type: Review

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