Publications by authors named "Ming-Yuan Kao"
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- The study investigates the properties of hot-water extract from water caltrop fruits (T. taiwanensis), traditionally used in folk medicine for liver protection.
- Various assays confirmed HWETT as a strong antioxidant, identifying gallic acid and ellagic acid as key components.
- In trials with rats, HWETT showed significant hepatoprotective effects against liver damage caused by CCl(4), outperforming the effects of Silymarin at higher doses.
Toxicological and immunomodulatory activities of botryosphaeran (BR), a newly emerged β-glucan that comprises a β-(1 → 3) backbone and β-(1 → 6) branched glucose residues were assessed. BR was 1.82 × 10(6) Da (M.
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