Antioxidant and chemoprotective properties of Momordica charantia L. (bitter melon) fruit extract

• Main Authors: Semiz, Aslı., Sen, Alaattin.
• Other Authors: 0000-0002-8444-376, orcid:0000-0001-8952-5070
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Antioxidant enzymes; Chemoprotection; Cytochrome P450; Glutathione S-transferases; Momordica charantia; catalase; glutathione peroxidase; glutathione transferase; Momordica charantia extract; superoxide dismutase; animal cell; animal experiment; animal model; animal tissue; antioxidant activity; article; catalysis; chemoprophylaxis; controlled study; cytosol; drug effect; enzyme activity; kidney; liver; liver microsome; liver protection; liver toxicity; lung; male; nonhuman; rat; Animalia; Cucumis; Rattus; Rattus norvegicus; Ida; Mount Ida; Rattus rattus
• Online Access: http://acikerisim.pau.edu.tr:8080/xmlui/handle/11499/4329

Momordica charantia, commonly known as bitter melon, is used as a vegetable in number of countries. Extracts of M. charantia plant, fruit pulp, and seed have been reported to have a wide medicinal use in the traditional medical systems, most often as hypoglycemic and anti-diabetic agents. We have st...