Antioxidant properties and inhibitory effect of ethanolic extract of Struchium sparganophora (Ewuro Odo) leaf on α - Amylase and α - Glucosidase activities

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 342-349

  Oboh, Ganiyu ^a   Akinyemi, Ayodele Jacob ^a   Ademiluyi, Adedayo Oluwaseun ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Blanching; Inhibition; Type 2 diabetes; Vegetables; amylase; glucosidase

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; 2,2-DIPHENYL-1-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; AMYLASE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; PICRIC ACID; 1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL;

ABROMA AUGUSTA; ACHYRANTHES ASPERA; ACORUS CALAMUS; ADENANTHERA PAVONINA; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS; ARTICLE; ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS; BANGLADESH; BENINCASA HISPIDA; BLACK PEPPER; BOMBAX CEIBA; CARDAMOM; CARDIOMEGALY; CARUM COPTICUM; CASSIA SOPHERA; CENTELLA ASIATICA; CINNAMOMUM TAMALA; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; CLERODENDRUM INDICUM; COCCINIA GRANDIS; CROTON TIGLIUM; CURCUMA LONGA; CYPERUS SCARIOSUS; DATURA METEL; DATURA STRAMONIUM; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG FORMULATION; ECLIPTA PROSTRATA; EPILEPSY; ETHNOBOTANY; EUPHORBIA NERIIFOLIA; FILARIASIS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GINGER; GLYCOSMIS PENTAPHYLLA; HELIOTROPIUM INDICUM; HELMINTHIASIS; HOLARRHENA PUBESCENS; HUMAN; HYPTIS SUAVEOLENS; JUSTICIA ADHATODA; LEPROSY; MANGO; MEDICINAL PLANT; NERIUM OLEANDER; NYCTANTHES ARBORTRISTIS; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM; OLDENLANDIA CORYMBOSA; OXALIS CORNICULATA; PAEDERIA FOETIDA; PAIN; PARALYSIS; PASSIFLORA INCARNATA; PIPER BETLE; PIPER LONGUM; PLANT STRUCTURES; PLANTAGO OVATA; PLUMBAGO INDICA; PREMNA INTEGRIFOLIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SESBANIA GRANDIFLORA; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SKIN DISEASE; SNAKEBITE; SOLANUM BARBISETUM; STEPHANIA JAPONICA; STREBLUS ASPER; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TUBERCULOSIS; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; VANDA TESSELLATA; VITIS TRIFOLIA; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA; ASTERACEAE; COOKING; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; Α-AMYLASE; Α-GLUCOSIDASE; INHIBITION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; TYPE-2 DIABETES; VEGETABLE;

ALPHA-AMYLASES; ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASTERACEAE; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; COOKING; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; PICRATES; PLANT LEAVES;

Α-AMYLASE; Α-GLUCOSIDASE; INHIBITION; TYPE-2 DIABETES; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84896104272     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v9i3.7     Document Type: Article

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