Screening of various parts of Phaleria macrocarpa plant for α-glucosidase inhibitory activity

• Main Authors: E., Sabina, I. S., M. Zaidul, Ghafoor, Kashif, M. Jaffri, J., F., Sahena, Babiker, E. E., Perumal, V., Mirhosseini, Hamed, Mehrnoush, Amid, A., Khatib
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46232/1/Screening%20of%20various%20parts%20of%20Phaleria%20macrocarpa%20plant%20for%20%CE%B1-glucosidase%20inhibitory%20activity.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46232/; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfbc.12212

Phaleria macrocarpa is an herbal plant used in Malaysia to enhance vitality. The aim of this study was to screen the α-glucosidase inhibitory activity of different parts (fruit flesh, leaves and stem) of P. macrocarpa. Methanol (polar) and n-hexane (nonpolar) extracts, obtained by room temperature s...