First identification of α-glucosidase inhibitors from okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) seeds

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1085-1088

  Thanakosai, Wannisa ^a   Phuwapraisirisan, Preecha ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Abelmoschus esculentus; Diabetes mellitus; Hypoglycemic; Okra; Quercetin; Glucosidase

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITOR; GLUCOSE; ISOQUERCETIN; QUERCETIN; QUERCETIN 3 O BETA GLUCOPYRANOSYL (1'''-6'') GLUCOSIDE; SUCRASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME KINETICS; HYDROPHILICITY; IC 50; INHIBITION KINETICS; INTESTINE; NONHUMAN; OKRA; PLANT SEED; RAT; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ABELMOSCHUS; ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS; RATTUS;

EID: 84883239601     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1300800813     Document Type: Article

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