In vitro antioxidant and inhibitory activity of water decoctions of carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua L.) on cholinesterases, α-amylase and α-glucosidase

Natural Product Research

Volumn 29, Issue 22, 2015, Pages 2155-2159

  Custódio, Luísa ^a   Patarra, João ^a   Alberício, Fernando ^b,c,d   Neng, Nuno Rosa ^e   Nogueira, José Manuel Florêncio ^e   Romano, Anabela ^a  

^a Faculty of Sciences and Technology   (Portugal)

^b YACHAY TECH UNIVERSITY   (Ecuador)

^c INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN BIOMEDICINE   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

anti hyperglycaemic; carob tree; diabetes; neurological disorders

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALGAROBA; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; AMYLASE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CERATONIA SILIQUA EXTRACT; CHOLINESTERASE; GALLIC ACID; GENTISIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; SEDATIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; 2,5-DIHYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GALACTAN; MANNAN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT GUM;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; CERATONIA SILIQUA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FLOUR; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TREE; XEROPHYTE; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; CHEMISTRY; FABACEAE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION;

ALPHA-AMYLASES; ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; ANTIOXIDANTS; CHOLINESTERASES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FABACEAE; GALACTANS; GALLIC ACID; GENTISATES; MANNANS; PHENOLS; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT GUMS; PLANT LEAVES; TREES;

EID: 84942293878     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2014.996147     Document Type: Article

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