Comparison of edible brown algae extracts for the inhibition of intestinal carbohydrate digestive enzymes involved in glucose release from the diet

Comparison of edible brown algae extracts for the inhibition of intestinal carbohydrate digestive enzymes involved in glucose release from the diet

Type II diabetes is considered the most common metabolic disorder in the developed world and currently affects about one in ten globally. A therapeutic target for the management of type II diabetes is the inhibition of α- glucosidase, an essential enzyme located at the brush border of the small inte...

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Main Authors: Maha Attjioui, Sinead Ryan, Aleksandra Konic Ristic, Thomas Higgins, Oscar Goñi, Eileen R. Gibney, Joanna Tierney, Shane O'Connell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Nutritional Science
Subjects:
Type II diabetes
α-Glucosidase
Seaweed
Ascophyllum nodosum
Fucus vesiculosis
Undaria pinnatifida
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2048679020000567/type/journal_article

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