Journal of Biology and Medicine: Open Access
A Study Related to the Effectiveness of Flavonoids from Different Edible Portions of Musa Paradisiaca
S. Vijayakumar and N.R. Vijayalakshmi
Abstract
Banana is an elongated, edible fruit has many health promoting factors. The main biochemical factor found in banana is flavonoids. Flavonoid compounds are reported to have various functions in plants. The ability to synthesise flavonoids in a given plant vary considerably among different tissues. Flavonoids extracted from different parts of the Banana (Musa paradisiaca) like inflorescence, stem, and raw banana etc. orally applied at doses of 0.5 mg and 1 mg/ 100g BW showed hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic activities in rats. Even though the flavonoids from different parts of banana showed hypolipidemic as well as hypoglycemic activities, significant reduction was noticed in the rats fed 1 mg/100 BW flavonoids from raw banana.
Keywords: Musa paradisiaca; Flavonoids; Cholesterol; Glucose; Phospholipids; Triglycerides; and Free fatty acid.
Journal Information
- Journal Name: Journal of Biology and Medicine: Open Access
- Journal Abbreviation: J Bio Med Open Access
- Journal Code: JBMOA
- Format of Publication: Online
- Frequency of Publication: Two Issue a Year
- Language: English
- Starting Year: 2020
- Subject: Biology, Medicine, Medical Sciences
- Review Process: Single-Blind Peer-Review by Referees
- Time to 1st Decision: 1 to 4 weeks from date of submission
- Time to Acceptance: 3 to 6 weeks, depending upon the required revision cycles
- Time to Publication: 1 to 2 weeks from date of final submission
- Editor-in-Chief: CHEE KONG YAP
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