α-Glucosidase and α-amylase inhibitory constituent of Carex baccans: Bio-assay guided isolation and quantification by validated RP-HPLC–DAD

Carex baccans is used extensively as food additive for its medicinal and nutritional properties. Its extract demonstrated significant inhibition of α-glucosidase and α-amylase with IC50 43.32 ± 1.22 and 562.18 ± 5.98 μg/mL, respectively. A bio-assay guided approach was employed to identify the activ...

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Main Authors: Deepak Kumar, Nidhi Gupta, Rina Ghosh, Raghuvir H. Gaonkar, Bikas C. Pal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464612001533