Tropical Plant Extracts as Potential Antihyperglycemic Agents

Preliminary investigations on 14 plant extracts (obtained by ethanolic and aqueous extraction) identified those having high antioxidant and a significant total phenolic content. Antihyperglycemic, a-amylase and a-glucosidase inhibition activities were also observed. A correlation between the antihyp...

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Main Authors: Cheng Hwee Ming, Thamilvaani Manaharan, Uma Devi Palanisamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-05-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/17/5/5915