Isolated compounds from Dracaena angustifolia Roxb and acarbose synergistically/additively inhibit α-glucosidase and α-amylase: an in vitro study

Abstract Background As a traditional herbal medicine, Dracaena angustifolia Roxb has been used as an anti-inflammatory agent by the Li people in Hainan, China. In preliminary phytochemical studies conducted in our lab, its fractions were found to inhibit α-glucosidase in vitro, indicating a potentia...

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Main Authors: Jiling Yi, Ting Zhao, Yuanlin Zhang, Yanxing Tan, Xiao Han, Yulin Tang, Guangying Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-022-03649-3