Hepatoprotective Effect and Chemical Assessment of a Selected Egyptian Chickpea Cultivar

• Main Authors: Essam Abdelsattar (Author), Reham Mekky (Author), Mostafa Fayed (Author), Mohamed El-Gindi (Author), Azza abdelmonem (Author), María del Mar Contreras (Author), Antonio Segura-Carretero (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) is a legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. In Egypt, chickpea seeds are usually consumed at raw green and tender stage, or in the form of mature dry seeds. In our previous study, 'Giza 1' seeds exhibited stronger antioxidant activity and high total...