The starch from Solanum lycocarpum St. Hill. fruit is not a hypoglycemic agent

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 525-530

  Oliveira, A C P ^a   Endringer, D C ^a   Araujo R J P ^a   Brandao M G L ^a   Coelho, M M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Glycoalkaloids; Hypoglycemic effect; Solanum lycocarpum St. Hill.; Starch fraction

Indexed keywords

2,4 THIAZOLIDINEDIONE DERIVATIVE; ALKALOID; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; BIGUANIDE DERIVATIVE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; ISOPHANE INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PHENFORMIN; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSACCHARIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLANUM EXTRACT; STARCH; STREPTOZOCIN; SULFONYLUREA; TROGLITAZONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG USE; FRUIT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LIVER TOXICITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SOLANACEAE; SOLANUM;

EID: 0037956929     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2003000400017     Document Type: Article

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