Evaluation of the inhibition of carbohydrate hydrolysing enzymes, antioxidant activity and polyphenolic content of extracts of ten African Ficus species (Moraceae) used traditionally to treat diabetes

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Olaokun, Oyinlola O ^a,b   McGaw, Lyndy J ^a   Eloff, Jacobus N ^a   Naidoo, Vinny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO)   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

glucosidase inhibitory activity; amylase inhibitory activity; African Ficus species; Antioxidant activity; Diabetes; Ficus lutea; Polyphenol content

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; AMYLASE; CARBOHYDRATE; FICUS CRATEROSTOMA EXTRACT; FICUS GLUMOSA EXTRACT; FICUS LUTEA EXTRACT; FICUS NATALENSIS EXTRACT; FICUS SYCOMORUS EXTRACT; FICUS THONNINGII EXTRACT; HYDROLASE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT; SUCRASE; TROLOX C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DRUG DETERMINATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FICUS; FICUS CRATEROSTOMA; FICUS GLUMOSA; FICUS LUTEA; FICUS NATALENSIS; FICUS RELIGIOSA; FICUS SYCOMORUS; FICUS THONNINGII; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ALPHA-AMYLASES; ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FICUS; HYDROLYSIS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYPHENOLS; SUCRASE;

EID: 84877005541     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-13-94     Document Type: Article

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