Biologic fingerprinting as a novel approach for the authentication of medicinal plants

Peptides and proteins have long been neglected as putative active ingredients in herbal medicine. Many believe that they are susceptible to denaturation during the decoction process and digestion by gastrointestinal enzymes. Thus, few understand the role of plant peptides beyond nutrition. Howeve...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: How, Adrian Guan Ji
Other Authors: Jimmy Pingkwan Tam @ James P Tam
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/55775