Evaluation of Indian sacred tree Crataeva magna (Lour.) DC. for antioxidant activity and inhibition of key enzymes relevant to hyperglycemia

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 378-380

  Loganayaki, Nataraj ^a   Manian, Sellamuthu ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Amylase; Glucosidase; Antioxidant; Crataeva magna; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; ANTIOXIDANT COMPOUNDS; CRATAEVA MAGNA; GLUCOSIDASE; GLUCOSIDASE ACTIVITY; KEY ENZYMES; PHENOLICS; STEM BARK;

LEAD COMPOUNDS; PHENOLS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ACETONE; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; AMYLASE; ANTIOXIDANT; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; BUTYLCRESOL; CHLOROFORM; CRATAEVA MAGNA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; HOT WATER; LUPEOL; METHANOL; PETROLEUM ETHER; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; CRATAEVA MAGNA; DECIDUOUS PLANT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME INHIBITION; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; INDIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM;

ALPHA-AMYLASES; ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; ANTIOXIDANTS; CAPPARACEAE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES;

CRATAEVA MAGNA;

EID: 84857690907     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: 13474421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2011.10.020     Document Type: Article

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