Crude Ethanol Extract of Pithecellobium ellipticum as a Potential Lipid-Lowering Treatment for Hypercholesterolaemia
| Main Authors: | Wong, Janet P.-C., Wijaya, Sumi, Ting, Kang-Nee, Wiart, Christophe, Mustafa, Kamarul'Ain, Shipton, Fiona, Khoo, Teng-Jin |
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| Format: | Article PeerReviewed Book |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
, 2015
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| Online Access: |
http://repository.wima.ac.id/20127/1/4-Crude_Ethanol_Extract_.pdf http://repository.wima.ac.id/20127/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4009285/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/492703 |
Daftar Isi:
- If left untreated, hypercholesterolaemia can lead to atherosclerosis, given time. Plants from the Fabaceae family have shown the ability to significantly suppress atherosclerosis progression. We selected four extracts from Pithecellobium ellipticum, from the Fabaceae family, to be screened in a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMG-CoA reductase) assay. The ethanol extract, at a concentration of 500