Enzyme inhibitory and antioxidant activities of traditional medicinal plants: Potential application in the management of hyperglycemia

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Gulati, Vandana ^a   Harding, Ian H ^a   Palombo, Enzo A ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anti diabetic; Antioxidant; Enzyme inhibition

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); ACACIA KEMPEANA EXTRACT; ACACIA LIGULATA EXTRACT; ACACIA TETRAGONOPHYLLA EXTRACT; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; AMYLASE; ANTIOXIDANT; AYURVEDIC DRUG; BEYERIA LESHNAULTII EXTRACT; BOERHAAVIA DIFFUSA EXTRACT; CURCULIGO ORCHIOIDES EXTRACT; ENZYME INHIBITOR; EUPHORBIA DRUMMONDII EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; GALLIC ACID; KINO EXTRACT; MUCUNA PRURIENS EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; SANTALUM LANCEOLATUM EXTRACT; SANTALUM SPICATUM EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; SYZYGIUM CUMINI EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AYURVEDA; BRONCHITIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHEST INFECTION; CIRCUMCISION WOUND; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DYSENTERY; DYSURIA; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEVER; GENITAL INJURY; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; JAUNDICE; MALAISE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SKIN DEFECT; SORE THROAT; TRADITIONAL AUSTRALIAN MEDICINE; TRADITIONAL INDIAN MEDICINE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WOUND;

EID: 84862303984     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-12-77     Document Type: Article

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