Chinese Yam

Choi, E.M., J.K. Hwang, and S.J. Koo. 2004. Immune cell stimulating activity of mucopolysaccharide isolated from yam (Dioscorea batatas). Journal of Ethnopharmacology 91:1-6.

Gaidamashvili, M., Y. Ohizumi, S. Iijima, T. Takayama, T. Ogawa, and K. Muramoto. 2004. Characterization of the yam tuber storage proteins from Dioscorea batatas exhibiting unique lectin activities. Journal of Biological Chemistry 279:26028-26035.

Kim, C., H. Ha, S.S. Kang, K.H. Son, J.H. Lee, H.Y. Lee, H. Yang, and D.Y. Jung. 2004. Induction growth hormone release by diocin isolated from Dioscorea batatas DECNE. Growth Hormone and IGF Research 14:138.

Riley, C.K., A.O. Wheatley, I. Hassan, M.H. Ahmad, E.Y.S.A. Morrison, and H.N. Asemota. 2004. In vitro digestibility of raw starches extracted from five yam (Dioscorea spp.) species grown in Jamaica. Starch 56:69-73.

Kim, S.-K., S.-C. Lee, K.-U. Kim, Y.-S. Choo, H.-Y. Kim and I.-J. Lee. 2004. Effects of gibberellic acid and gibberellin biosynthesis retardants on ethylene production, batatasins, and free sugars in dormant tubers of Chinese yam. Korean Journal of Crop Science. 49:300-304.

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