Evaluation of flavonoids from Bauhinia megalandra leaves as inhibitors of glucose-6-phosphatase system

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 859-863

  Estrada, Omar ^a   Hasegawa, Masahisa ^a   Gonzalez Mujíca, Freddy ^b   Motta, Norma ^b   Perdomo, Elsa ^a   Solorzano, Alejandra ^b   Méndez, Jeannette ^a   Méndez, Bernardo ^a   Zea, E Gabriela ^b  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Bauhinia megalandra; Diabetes; Flavonoids; Glucose 6 phosphatase

Indexed keywords

3 O ALPHA (2'' GALLOYL)RHAMNOSIDE; ASTILBIN; BAUHINIA MEGALANDRA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATASE; KAEMPFEROL; KAEMPFEROL 3 O ALPHA (2'' GALLOYL)RHAMNOSIDE; KAEMPFEROL 3 O ALPHA RHAMNOSIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; QUERCETIN 3 O ALPHA ARABINOSIDE; QUERCETIN 3 O ALPHA RHAMNOSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BAUHINIA MEGALANDRA; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; IC 50; LIVER MICROSOME; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT;

ANIMALS; BAUHINIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FLAVONOIDS; GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATASE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MICROSOMES, LIVER; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS;

ANIMALIA; BAUHINIA MULTINERVIA;

EID: 27944431756     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1703     Document Type: Article

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