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Alpha-amylase activity of tannin isolated from Terminalia chebula

  • Sutapa Mukherjee
  • , Analava Mitra*
  • , Satyahari Dey
  • , Goutam Thakur
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    One important therapeutic approach for the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is by decreasing the postprandial increase of glucose. This is possible by inhibiting certain carbohydrate hydrolyzing enzymes like alpha-amylase. In the present study, the inhibitory effect of tannins isolated from the alcoholic extract of fruits of Terminalia chebula was evaluated for the first time with porcine pancreatic amylase and potato starch as substrate. The result indicated that highest inhibition (52%) was obtained at the concentration of 100g/ml of tannins extracted from the fruits. The result was comparable to that of Acarbose which is a very effective antidiabetic agent.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationInternational Conference on Systems in Medicine and Biology, ICSMB 2010 - Proceedings
    Pages443-445
    Number of pages3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 01-12-2010
    EventInternational Conference on Systems in Medicine and Biology, ICSMB 2010 - Kharagpur, India
    Duration: 16-12-201018-12-2010

    Publication series

    NameInternational Conference on Systems in Medicine and Biology, ICSMB 2010 - Proceedings

    Conference

    ConferenceInternational Conference on Systems in Medicine and Biology, ICSMB 2010
    Country/TerritoryIndia
    CityKharagpur
    Period16-12-1018-12-10

    UN SDGs

    This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

    1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
      SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • General Medicine

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