Histochemistry, phenolic content, antioxidant, and anti-diabetic activities of Vernonia amygdalina leaf extract

Journal of Food Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2019, Pages

  Erukainure, Ochuko L ^a,b   Chukwuma, Chika I ^a,c   Sanni, Olakunle ^a   Matsabisa, Motlalepula G ^c   Islam, Md Shahidul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

antioxidative; enzyme inhibition; histochemistry; HPLC; Vernonia amygdalina

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FLAVONOIDS; GLUCOSE; HISTOLOGY; MUSCLE; PHENOLS; PLANTS (BOTANY); VEGETABLES;

ANTIOXIDATIVE; FERRIC REDUCING ANTIOXIDANT POWER; HISTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HPLC; MUSCLE GLUCOSE UPTAKES; NUTRITIONAL PROPERTIES; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA;

ANTIOXIDANTS;

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; GLUCOSE; MALONALDEHYDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; VERNONIA;

ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DNA FRAGMENTATION; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VERNONIA;

EID: 85057025262     PISSN: 01458884     EISSN: 17454514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.12737     Document Type: Article

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