Biochemical study of the anti-diabetic action of the egyptian plants fenugreek and balanites

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 281, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 173-183

  Gad, Mohamed Z ^a   El Sawalhi, Maha M ^b   Ismail, Manal F ^b   El Tanbouly, Nibal D ^b  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Alpha amylase; Balanites; Fenugreek; Gluconeogenesis; Glucose; Glycogen; Glycolysis; HMP shunt; Hypoglycemic action; Insulin; Key enzymes of carbohydrate metabolism; Rats; Starch digestion and absorption; Streptozotocin induced diabetes

Indexed keywords

6 PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASE; AMYLASE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; BALANITES EXTRACT; FENUGREEK EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATASE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; INSULIN; LIVER ENZYME; PLANT EXTRACT; STREPTOZOCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BALANITES; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FENUGREEK; FRUIT; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOGEN ANALYSIS; GLYCOLYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

ALPHA-AMYLASES; ANIMALS; BALANITES; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; FRUIT; GLYCOGEN; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS; STARCH; SUCRASE; TRIGONELLA;

ANIMALIA; BALANITES; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 29944447561     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: 15734919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11010-006-0996-4     Document Type: Article

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