Effect of Opuntia streptacantha Lem. on alpha-glucosidase activity

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 493-496

  Becerra Jiménez, Jaime ^a   Andrade Cetto, Adolfo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Alpha glucosidase inhibitors; Medicinal plant; n Stz diabetic rat; Opuntia streptacantha; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITOR; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; DISACCHARIDE; GLUCOSE; MALTOSE; OPUNTIA STREPTACANTHA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROLYSIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OPUNTIA STREPTACANTHA; RAT; SMALL INTESTINE;

ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; HYDROLYSIS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALTOSE; OPUNTIA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

OPUNTIA STREPTACANTHA; RATTUS;

EID: 84856022463     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.11.039     Document Type: Article

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