BiOgRAfia

 

Acciones Hipoglucémicas:

Valentova, K., et al. “The effect of Smallanthus sonchifolius leaf extracts on rat hepatic metabolism.” Cell Bio.l Toxicol. 2004 Mar; 20(2): 109-20.
Aybar, J., et al. “Hypoglycemic effect of the water extract of Smallanthus sochifolius (yacon) leaves in normal and diabetic rats.” J. Ethnopharmacol. 2001; 74: 125-32

Acciones Antioxidantes:

Terada, S., et al. “The constituents relate to anti-oxidative and alpha-glucosidase inhibitory activities in Yacon aerial part extract.” Yakugaku Zasshi. 2006; 126(8): 665-9.
Valentova, K., et al. “Radical scavenging and anti-lipoperoxidative activities of Smallanthus sonchifolius leaf extracts.” J. Agric. Food Chem. 2005 Jul; 53(14): 5577-82.
Valentova, K., et al. “The effect of Smallanthus sonchifolius leaf extracts on rat hepatic metabolism.” Cell Bio.l Toxicol. 2004 Mar; 20(2): 109-20.
Simonovska, B., et al. “Investigation of phenolic acids in yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) leaves and tubers.” J. Chromatogr. A. 2003 Oct; 1016(1): 89-98.
Valentova, K., et al. “Antioxidant activity of extracts from the leaves of Smallanthus sonchifolius.” Eur. J. Nutr. 2003; 42(1): 61-6.
Yan, X., et al. “Extraction and identification of antioxidants in the roots of yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius).” J. Agric. Food Chem. 1999; 47(11): 4711-3.

Acciones Antimicrobianas y Prebióticas:

Lin, F., et al.”Purification and identification of antimicrobial sesquiterpene lactones from yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) leaves.” Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 2003; 67(10): 2154-9.
Pedreschi, R., et al. “Andean yacon root (Smallanthus sonchifolius Poepp. Endl) fructooligosaccharides as a potential novel source of prebiotics.” J. Agric. Food Chem. 2003 Aug; 51(18): 5278-84.

Acciones No-Tóxicas:

Genta, S., et al. “Subchronic 4-month oral toxicity study of dried Smallanthus sonchifolius (yacon) roots as a diet supplement in rats.” Food Chem. Toxicol. 2005; 43(11): 1657-65.

Químicos Vegetales & Compuestos

Valentova, K., et al. “The biological and chemical variability of yacon.” J. Agric. Food Chem. 2006 Feb 22; 54(4): 1347-52.
Adam, M., et al. “Comparison of three different solid-phase microextraction fibres for analysis of essential oils in yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) leaves.” J. Chromatogr. A. 2005 Aug 19; 1084(1-2): 2-6.
Schorr, K., et al. “ Quantitative determination of enhydrin in leaf rinse extracts and in glandular trichomes of Smallanthus sonchifolius (Asteraceae) by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography.” Phytochem. Anal. 2005 May-Jun; 16(3): 161-5.
Valentova, K., et al. “Smallanthus sonchifolius and Lepidium meyenii - prospective Andean crops for the prevention of chronic diseases.” Biomed. Pap. Med. Fac. Univ. Palacky. Olomouc. Czech Repub. 2003 Dec; 147(2): 119-30.
Takenaka, M., et al. “Caffeic acid derivatives in the roots of yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius).”J. Agric. Food Chem. 2003 Jan; 51(3): 793-6.