Phenolic-rich extracts from the edible seaweed, ascophyllum nodosum, inhibit α-amylase and α-glucosidase: Potential anti-hyperglycemic effects
Different extracts of the edible seaweed, Ascophyllum nodosum, were compared for their ability to inhibit α-amylase and effectiveness was linked to phenol and apparent phlorotannin contents. After solid phase extraction, phenolic-enriched extracts retained potent α-amylase inhibition [IC50 ~ 0.05 µg...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Functional Foods |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464614002175 |