An investigation of the biology and chemistry of the Chinese medicinal plant, Amorphophallus konjac

Konjac glucomannan (KGM), the main biologically active constituent of konjac flour extracted from corms of Amorphophallus konjac (konjac), can be used to prepare functional foods and may also have potential as a pharmaceutical product to combat obesity. The current study employed three experimental...

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Main Author: Yee, Melinda Chua Fui
Other Authors: Baldwin, Timothy C.
Published: University of Wolverhampton 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.551194