Antioxidant rich grape pomace extract suppresses postprandial hyperglycemia in diabetic mice by specifically inhibiting alpha-glucosidase

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Postprandial hyperglycemia is an early defect of type 2 diabetes and one of primary anti-diabetic targets. Treatment of postprandial hyperglycemia can be achieved by inhibiting intestinal α-glucosidase, the key enzyme for oligosaccha...

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Main Authors: Hogan Shelly, Zhang Lei, Li Jianrong, Sun Shi, Canning Corene, Zhou Kequan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:Nutrition & Metabolism
Online Access:http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/7/1/71