Alpha glucosidase inhibitory activity of Heliantis annuus, Terminalia catappa, and Garcinia mangostana L.

• Main Authors: Inocentes, Carl Roger V., Naing, Marvin D., Saluria, Julius Victorious A., Amor, Evangeline C.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2012
• Subjects: Common sunflower—Analysis; Terminalia catappa —Analysis; Mangosteen—Analysis; Glucose; Chemistry
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/11431
• Institution: De La Salle University

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease wherein glucose molecules are unable to enter the cell due to insufficiency or absence of the insulin hormone. It is among the top ten causes of mortality in the Philippines. By 2023, the Philippines is expected to be among the top ten countries with the high...