Hepatoprotective Effect and Chemical Assessment of a Selected Egyptian Chickpea Cultivar

Hepatoprotective Effect and Chemical Assessment of a Selected Egyptian Chickpea Cultivar

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) is a legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. In Egypt, chickpea seeds are usually consumed at raw green and tender stage, or in the form of mature dry seeds. In our previous study, ‘Giza 1’ seeds exhibited stronger antioxidant activity and high total phenol con...

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Main Authors: Essam Abdelsattar, Reham Mekky, Mostafa Fayed, Mohamed El-Gindi, Azza abdelmonem, María del Mar Contreras, Antonio Segura-Carretero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
Cytotoxicity
LD50
chickpea
Cicer arietinum
Hepatoprotection
Antioxidation
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2016.00344/full

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