Combined Effects of Green Tea Extracts, Green Tea Polyphenols or Epigallocatechin Gallate with Acarbose on Inhibition against α-Amylase and α-Glucosidase in Vitro
Green tea, green tea polyphenols and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) are confirmed to have beneficial effects in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, and a possible mechanism can be ascribed to their inhibitory effect against α-amylase and α-glucosidase in the digestive tract. In this paper, we first...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2013-09-01
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| Series: | Molecules |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/18/9/11614 |