Lactucaxanthin – a potential anti-diabetic carotenoid from lettuce (Lactuca sativa) inhibits α-amylase and α-glucosidase activity in vitro and in diabetic rats-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Lactucaxanthin – a potential anti-diabetic carotenoid from lettuce (Lactuca sativa) inhibits α-amylase and α-glucosidase activity in vitro and in diabetic rats

Published:2017 Issue:3 Volume:8 Page:1124-1131
ISSN:2042-6496
Container-title:Food & Function
language:en
Short-container-title:Food Funct.

Author:

Gopal Sowmya Shree¹²³,Lakshmi Magisetty Jhansi¹²³,Sharavana Gurunathan⁴²³,Sathaiah Gunaseelan⁴²³,Sreerama Yadahally N⁵⁶²³,Baskaran Vallikannan⁴²³^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Molecular Nutrition; CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute

2. Mysuru 570 020

3. India

4. Department of Biochemistry; CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute

5. Department of Grain Science and Technology

6. CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute

Abstract

Lactucaxanthin in lettuce offers an approach to lower the postprandial hyperglycemia via inhibition of intestinal and pancreatic α-amylase and α-glucosidase activities.

Funder

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Medicine,Food Science

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2017/FO/C6FO01655C

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