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

Waterman, Carrie; Rojas-Silva, Patricio; Tumer, Tugba; Kuhn, Peter; Richard, Allison; Wicks, Shawna; Stephens, Jacqueline; Wang, Zhong; Mynatt, Randy; Cefalu, William; Raskin, Ilya

doi:10.1002/mnfr.201400679

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 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 59 Issue: 6
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.1002/mnfr.201400679
Title of Journal : MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH
Page Numbers: pp.1013-1024

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.