Alfa-glucosidase-inhibiting activity of some Mexican plants used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-32

  Andrade Cetto, Adolfo ^a   Becerra Jiménez, Jaime ^a   Cárdenas Vázquez, René ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Glucosidase inhibitors; Medicinal plants; n STZ diabetic rat; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; ACOSMIUM PANAMENSE EXTRACT; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; CECROPIA OBSTUSIFOLIA EXTRACT; EQUISETUM MYRIOCHAETUM EXTRACT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; MALMEA DEPRESSA EXTRACT; MALTOSE; PLANT EXTRACT; REPAGLINIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACOSMIUM PANAMENSE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CECROPIA OBSTUSIFOLIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; EQUISETUM MYRIOCHAETUM; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; IC 50; MALE; MALMEA DEPRESSA; MEXICO; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT; RAT;

ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; MALE; MEXICO; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ACOSMIUM; ACOSMIUM PANAMENSE; CECROPIA; CECROPIA OBTUSIFOLIA; EQUISETUM; EQUISETUM MYRIOCHAETUM; MALMEA; MALMEA DEPRESSA; RATTUS;

EID: 38649124920     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.10.031     Document Type: Article

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