Evaluation of the phytoestrogenic activity of honeybush (Cyclopia)

dc.contributor.advisor	Louw, Ann
dc.contributor.advisor	Joubert, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.author	Verhoog, Nicolette Jeanette Dorothy
dc.contributor.other	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Science. Dept. of Biochemistry.
dc.date.accessioned	2006-11-08T06:58:34Z	en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned	2010-06-01T08:43:10Z
dc.date.available	2006-11-08T06:58:34Z	en_ZA
dc.date.available	2010-06-01T08:43:10Z
dc.date.issued	2006-03
dc.description	Thesis (MSc (Biochemistry))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006.
dc.description.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.	en
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dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2198
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch
dc.rights.holder	University of Stellenbosch
dc.subject	Dissertations -- Biochemistry	en
dc.subject	Theses -- Biochemistry	en
dc.subject	Cyclopia	en
dc.subject	Phytoestrogens	en
dc.subject	Polyphenols	en
dc.subject	Functional foods -- Analysis	en
dc.title	Evaluation of the phytoestrogenic activity of honeybush (Cyclopia)	en
dc.type	Thesis