The effect of diosgenin and condensed tannin in Musa x paradisiaca flower on rats milk composition and growth rate of suckling pups

• Main Authors: Ngah, Nurziana, Mahmood, Azizah, Omar, Muhammad Nor
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/21840/1/Nurziana_1538_KOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/21840/; http://www.iium.edu.my/irie/sub/author/list_p.php
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The presence of secondary compounds has been recognized to have a profound effect upon both the nutritive and feeding value of foods. These effects are beneficial in some instances. In this study, a steroid saponin known as diosgenin and condensed tannin from Musa x paradisiaca flower were evaluated...