Isothiocyanate-rich Moringa oleifera extract reduces weight gain, insulin resistance, and hepatic gluconeogenesis in mice

Waterman C., Rojas-Silva P., Tumer T. B., Kuhn P., Richard A. J., Wicks S., ...More

MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH, vol.59, no.6, pp.1013-1024, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 59 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/mnfr.201400679
  • Journal Name: MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1013-1024
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: No

Abstract

ScopeMoringa oleifera (moringa) is tropical plant traditionally used as an antidiabetic food. It produces structurally unique and chemically stable moringa isothiocyanates (MICs) that were evaluated for their therapeutic use in vivo.