Anti- and pro-lipase activity of selected medicinal, herbal and aquatic plants, and structure elucidation of an anti-lipase compound

• Main Authors: Ado, Muhammad Abubakar, Abas, Faridah, Mohammed, Abdulkarim Sabo, Mohd Ghazali, Hasanah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30479/1/1Anti.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30479/; http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/18/12/14651
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Plants that help in slowing down the digestion of triacylglycerols (TAGs) in the pancreas and small intestine of humans play an important role in the reduction of obesity. On the other hand, there may be plants or plant parts that stimulate intestinal lipolytic activity, thus contributing to greater...