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Original Articles

Chebulagic Acid Is a Potent α-Glucosidase Inhibitor

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Pages 601-603 | Received 14 Sep 2007, Accepted 15 Nov 2007, Published online: 22 May 2014
 

Abstract

Chebulagic acid, isolated form Terminalia chebula Retz, proved to be a reversible and non-competitive inhibitor of maltase with a K i value of 6.6 μM. The inhibitory influence of chebulagic acid on the maltase-glucoamylase complex was more potent than on the sucrase-isomaltase complex. The magnitude of α-glucosidase inhibition by chebulagic acid was greatly affected by its origin. These results show a use for chebulagic acid in managing type-2 diabetes.

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