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Bioactive compounds isolated from apple, tea, and ginger protect against dicarbonyl induced stress in cultured human retinal epithelial cells
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
Abstract BackgroundMethylglyoxal (MGO) is known to be a major precursor of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) which are linked to diabetes and its related complications. Naturally occurring bioactive compounds could ...
Tea flavanols block advanced glycation of lens crystallins induced by dehydroascorbic acid
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American Chemical Society
, 2015 , Article)
Growing evidence has shown that ascorbic acid (ASA) can contribute to protein glycation and the formation of
advanced glycation end products (AGEs), especially in the lens. The mechanism by which ascorbic acid can cause ...
Bioactive Components from Ginger, Tea and Apple Prevent Protein Glycation by Trapping Methylglyoxal with Potential in Alleviation of Diabetic Complications
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Diabetes is the fifth-deadliest disease in the United States. Most diabetes patients die from diabetic complications, such as renal failure, heart attack or stroke. However, diabetic complications are still neither preventable ...