Sorghum condensed tannins encapsulated in kafirin microparticles as a nutraceutical for inhibition of amylases during digestion to attenuate hyperglycaemia

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasing rapidly in Africa. An appropriate therapeutic approach is to inhibit intestinal carbohydrate digesting enzymes using plant polyphenols. A crude preparation of sorghum condensed tannins (SCT) was highly effective (approx. 20,000 times) at inhibiting α-glucosidase c...

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Main Authors: Malory R. Links, Janet Taylor, Marlena C. Kruger, John R.N. Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464614003429