Green rooibos extract from Aspalathus linearis, and its component, aspalathin, suppress elevation of blood glucose levels in mice and inhibit α-amylase and α-glucosidase activities in vitro

Food Science and Technology Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 231-240

  Mikami, Nana ^a,c   Tsujimura, Junko ^a   Sato, Ayumi ^a   Narasada, Akiko ^a   Shigeta, Mayumi ^a   Kato, Motoshi ^a   Hata, Shuichi ^b   Hitomi, Eri ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tama Biochemical Co   (Japan)

^c SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amylase; Glucosidase; Aspalathin; Aspalathus linearis; Dihydrochalcone; Green rooibos; Postprandial blood glucose level;

Indexed keywords

AMYLASES; BLOOD; CARBOHYDRATES; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYMES; HYDROLYSIS;

ASPALATHIN; ASPALATHUS LINEARIS; BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL; DIHYDROCHALCONE; GLUCOSIDASE; ROOIBOS;

GLUCOSE;

EID: 84943591652     PISSN: 13446606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3136/fstr.21.231     Document Type: Article

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