Inhibitory effects of five medicinal plants on rat alpha-glucosidase: comparison with their effects on yeast alpha-glucosidase

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 2863-2867

  Shai, L J ^a   Magano, S R ^b   Lebelo, S L ^b   Mogale, A M ^c  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

glucosidase activity; Antioxidant activity; Diabetes mellitus; Plant extracts

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACARBOSE; ACETONE; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITOR; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CASSIA ABBREVIATA EXTRACT; MANILKARA MOCHISIA EXTRACT; OZOROA ALBICANS EXTRACT; PELTOPHORUM AFRICANUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHOCERCIS ZAMBESIACA EXTRACT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; CASSIA ABBREVIATA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME INHIBITION; IC 50; MAMMAL; MANILKARA MOCHISIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OZOROA ALBICANS; PELTOPHORUM AFRICANUM; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SAPODILLA; XANTHOCERCIS ZAMBESIACA; YEAST;

CASSIA ABBREVIATA; MAMMALIA; MANILKARA; PELTOPHORUM AFRICANUM; RATTUS; SENNA ITALICA; TINOSPORA; XANTHOCERCIS ZAMBESIACA;

EID: 79961047022     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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