Apple peel flavonoid- and triterpene-enriched extracts differentially affect cholesterol homeostasis in hamsters

Apple peel flavonoid- and triterpene-enriched extracts differentially affect cholesterol homeostasis in hamsters

Flavonoids and triterpenes are two major groups of bioactive compounds in apple peels. This study determined whether flavonoid-rich (FAE) and triterpene-rich (TAE) apple peel extracts affect cholesterol metabolism in diet-induced hypercholesterolemic male Golden Syrian hamsters. Two groups of hamste...

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Main Authors: Surangi H. Thilakarathna, Yanwen Wang, H.P. Vasantha Rupasinghe, Khadija Ghanam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-10-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
Subjects:
Apple peel extracts
Flavonoids
Triterpenes
Hamster
Cholesterol
Oxidative stress
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464612001090

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