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Original Article

A new ester of fatty acid from a methanol extract of the whole plant of Amaranthus spinosus and its α-glucosidase inhibitory activity

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Pages 600-604 | Received 03 Mar 2014, Accepted 12 Jun 2014, Published online: 23 Oct 2014

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