Alpha-glucosidase inhibitory and hypoglycemic activities of Areca catechu extract

Pharmacognosy Magazine

Volumn 4, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 223-227

  Senthil Amudhan, M ^a   Hazeena Begum, V ^a  

^a TAMIL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alpha; Areca nut; Glycosidase inhibition; Hypoglycemic

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; ARECA CATECHU EXTRACT; DISACCHARIDE; GLUCOSE; INTESTINE ENZYME; MALTOSE; MONOSACCHARIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUCRASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BETEL NUT; CARBOHYDRATE ABSORPTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GLUCOSE ABSORPTION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROLYSIS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; RAT;

EID: 69749109420     PISSN: 09731296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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