Organic acid, phenolic content and antioxidant activity of wild yam (Dioscorea spp.) tubers of Nepal
- M. Bhandari, J. Kawabata
- Chemistry
- 1 November 2004
α-Glucosidase and α-amylase inhibitory activities of Nepalese medicinal herb Pakhanbhed (Bergenia ciliata, Haw.)
- M. Bhandari, Nilubon Jong-Anurakkun, G. Hong, J. Kawabata
- Biology
- 2008
α-Amylase Inhibitors from Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa Linn.) Tea
- C. Hansawasdi, J. Kawabata, T. Kasai
- Medicine, ChemistryBioscience, biotechnology and biochemistry
- 1 January 2000
A roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa Linn.) tea extract was found to have high inhibitory activity against porcine pancreatic α-amylase and was compared to that of structurally related citric acid, a previously known inhibitor of fungal α- amylase.
Apoptosis-Inducing Effect of Fucoxanthin on Human Leukemia Cell Line HL-60
- M. Hosokawa, Satoshi Wanezaki, Koretarō Takahashi
- Biology, Chemistry
- 1 August 1999
The apoptosis-inducing effect of fucoxanthin on human leukemic HL-60 cells was investigated and it was suggested that a carotenoid structure might be crucial for inducing apoptosis.
Isolation and Identification of α-Glucosidase Inhibitors from Tochu-cha (Eucommia Ulmoides)
- J. Watanabe, J. Kawabata, H. Kurihara, R. Niki
- Biology
- 23 January 1997
alpha-Glucosidase inhibitory activity was found in aqueous methanol extracts of tochu-cha, dried leaves of Eucommia ulmoides (Eucommiaceae) and quercetin was considered to contribute mostly to the activity of the tochu leaves.
Cooking effects on oxalate, phytate, trypsin and α-amylase inhibitors of wild yam tubers of Nepal
- M. Bhandari, J. Kawabata
- Chemistry
- 1 September 2006
Antitumor activity of palmitic acid found as a selective cytotoxic substance in a marine red alga.
- H. Harada, U. Yamashita, H. Kurihara, E. Fukushi, J. Kawabata, Y. Kamei
- Biology, ChemistryAnticancer Research
- 1 September 2002
Palmitic acid is identified, a selective cytotoxic substance from the marine algal extract, and its biological activities are investigated, finding that it induces apoptosis in the human leukemic cell line MOLT-4 at 50 micrograms/ml.
α-Glucosidase inhibitory effect by the flower buds of Tussilago farfara L.
- Hong Gao, Yina Huang, Bo Gao, Pei-Yu Xu, C. Inagaki, J. Kawabata
- Biology
- 1 February 2008
Bitterness and Toxicity in Wild Yam (Dioscorea spp.) Tubers of Nepal
- M. Bhandari, J. Kawabata
- Environmental SciencePlant foods for human nutrition
- 1 September 2005
Wild yams make a significant contribution to diets of tribal people in Nepal. However, these wild tubers are unpalatable, taste bitter, produce inflammation and show occasional toxicity. Four wild…
α-Glucosidase inhibitors from the bulb of Eleutherine americana.
- Tomohiro Ieyama, M. Gunawan-Puteri, J. Kawabata
- ChemistryFood Chemistry
- 15 September 2011
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