A comparative study of alpha amylase inhibitory activities of common anti-diabetic plants at Kharagpur 1 block

International Journal of Green Pharmacy

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-121

  Dineshkumar, B ^a   Mitra, Analava ^a   Manjunatha, M ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Alpha amylase inhibition; Plant extracts; Postprandial hyperglycemia

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; ALCOHOL; ALPHA AMYLASE PANCREAS ISOENZYME; AMYLASE INHIBITOR; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; CHLOROFORM; EUPHORBIA EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; HEXANE; MANGIFERA INDICA EXTRACT; MURRAYA KOENIGII EXTRACT; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; ONION EXTRACT; PETROLEUM ETHER; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; STARCH; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT;

ACALYPHA INDICA; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BANANA; BASIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG COST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUPHORBIA; GARLIC; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; INDIA; MANGO; MURRAYA; MURRAYA KOENIGII; MUSA SAPIENTUM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OCIMUM SANCTUM; ONION; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS; PREVALENCE; TINOSPORA; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA;

EID: 77953385667     PISSN: 09738258     EISSN: 19984103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-8258.63887     Document Type: Article

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