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

• Main Authors: Evan Prince, Sabina, Sarker, Md. Zaidul Islam, Ghafoor, Kashif, Md. Jaffri, Juliana, Ferdosh, Sahena, Elfadıl Elfadl, Babiker, Perumal, Vikneswari, Hamed, Mohamed Bey Baba, Amid, Mehrnoush, Khatib, Alfi
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2016
• Subjects: Q Science (General); T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/46843/1/46843_Screening%20of%20various%20parts%20of%20phaleria%20macrocarpa.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/46843/2/46843_Screening%20of%20various%20parts%20of%20phaleria%20macrocarpa_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/46843/3/46843_Screening%20of%20various%20parts%20of%20phaleria%20macrocarpa_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/46843/; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/jfbc.12212/abstract
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

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 tempera...