The Effect of the Fruit Pulp of Four Cultivars of Palmyrah on Serum Cholesterol Levels in Mice
| dc.contributor.author | Pathberiya, L. Gayathri | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jansz, E.R. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-13T03:29:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-05-13T03:29:31Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
| dc.date.published | 2006 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Four types of the most common paJrnyrah fruit pulp (Borassusflabel/ifer L) were chosen on the basis of morphology of fruit. On feeding to ICR (Institute of Cancer Research) mice at 10% level all types of pulp lowered total cholesterol in ICR mice by 24 - 34 % relative to control. Total cholesterol was lower in all types. The p values of total serum cholesterol were: 0.04,0.02,0.0035,0.0007 for type 1,II, III, IV respectively. The effect on HDL cholesterol was widely different for the 4 types of pulp. The mechanism of lowering of cholesterol appears complex, probably involving: dietary fibre, flabeUiferin profile and content and perhaps other factors. The well-known cholesterol reducing agents in plants, which are the free phytosterols, are not present in palmyrah fruit pulp. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Pathberiya, L.G., & Jansz, E.R. (2006). The Effect of the Fruit Pulp of Four Cultivars of Palmyrah on Serum Cholesterol Levels in Mice. Vidyodaya Journal of Science, 13, 41-47. | en-US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1058 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Borassus ftabellifer | en_US |
| dc.subject | Flabelliferins | en_US |
| dc.subject | Hypocholesterolaemic | en_US |
| dc.subject | ICR mice | en_US |
| dc.subject | Palmyrah | en_US |
| dc.title | The Effect of the Fruit Pulp of Four Cultivars of Palmyrah on Serum Cholesterol Levels in Mice | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |