The Butanol Fraction of Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia) Scavenges Free Radicals and Attenuates Oxidative Stress |
Kim, Hyun Young
(Department of Food Science, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology)
Sin, Seung Mi (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Pusan National University) Lee, Sanghyun (Department of Integrative Plant Science, Chung-Ang University) Cho, Kye Man (Department of Food Science, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology) Cho, Eun Ju (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Pusan National University) |
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