Effect of Ficus racemosa stem bark on the activities of carbohydrate hydrolyzing enzymes: An in vitro study

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 518-523

  Ahmed, Faiyaz ^a   Urooj, Asna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

glucosidase; amylase; glucosidase; Diabetes; Ficus racemosa; Sucrase

Indexed keywords

ALMOND BETA GLUCOSIDASE; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; AMYLASE; FICUS RACEMOSA EXTRACT; GLUCOSIDASE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROLASE; SUCRASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BARK; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FICUS; FICUS RACEMOSA; HEAT TREATMENT; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLANT STEM; RAT;

ALPHA-AMYLASES; ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; ANIMALS; BETA-GLUCOSIDASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FICUS; HYDROLYSIS; MALE; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUCRASE; SWINE;

FICUS RACEMOSA; MORACEAE; PRUNUS DULCIS; RATTUS; SUS;

EID: 77951851506     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13880200903190993     Document Type: Article

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