Developing an orally active insulin from Astragalus membranaceus

• Main Author: Soo, Dylan
• Other Authors: James P Tam
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143318
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

With global diabetes rates reaching epidemic levels, reliance on antidiabetic treatment will only increase. Current antidiabetic treatments lack oral delivery methods due to the peptidic nature of insulin. Digestive acids and enzymes degrade insulin before it can be absorbed into the bloodstream. Hu...