Evaluation of the phytoestrogenic activity of honeybush (Cyclopia)
Date
2006-03
Authors
Verhoog, Nicolette Jeanette Dorothy
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Publisher
Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch
Abstract
The phytoestrogenic activity of Cyclopia, used to prepare honeybush tea, was evaluated and compared with that of the endogenous estrogen, 17-β-estradiol (E2) and the known phytoestrogen, genistein. Phytoestrogens are plant polyphenols much in demand in the nutraceutical market as they mediate an estrogenic effect through binding to estrogen receptor (ER) subtypes, ERα and ERβ.
Description
Thesis (MSc (Biochemistry))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006.
Keywords
Dissertations -- Biochemistry, Theses -- Biochemistry, Cyclopia, Phytoestrogens, Polyphenols, Functional foods -- Analysis