| PHARMACOLOGICAL STUDY |
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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 109-112 |
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In vitro α -amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitory potential of Trigonella foenum-graecum leaves extract
Aditya Ganeshpurkar1, Varsha Diwedi2, Yash Bhardwaj2
1 Assistant Professor, Drug Discovery Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, Shri Ram Institute of Technology-Pharmacy, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
2 B.Pharm. Scholar, Drug Discovery Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, Shri Ram Institute of Technology-Pharmacy, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Aditya Ganeshpurkar
Drug Discovery Laboratory, Shri Ram Institute of Technology-Pharmacy, Jabalpur - 482 002, Madhya Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0974-8520.115446
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Trigonella foenum-graecum is one of the widely used herbs in food and medicine. The seeds of the plants are investigated for antidiabetic potential; however, no efforts have been done to explore the potential of leaves to modify carbohydrate metabolizing enzymes viz. α-amylase and α-glucosidase. The present work was designed to investigate the inhibitory potential of ethyl acetate and water extract of T. foenum-graecum on enzymes α-amylase and α-glucosidase. Different concentrations of extracts were used to study inhibition of enzymatic activity of α-amylase and α-glucosidase. A dose dependent inhibitory effect on enzymes was observed. The current study, for the first time, revealed α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitory potential of T. foenum-graecum and the study could be helpful to isolate and characterize compounds responsible for it. |
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